Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Crum & Forster is a leading provider of property & casualty insurance solutions with a strong emphasis on employee empowerment and workplace satisfaction. The Network Engineer with Security Expertise is responsible for designing, implementing, securing, and maintaining the enterprise network infrastructure, ensuring high availability and security of systems while collaborating with various teams to maintain a scalable network.
Responsibilities
- Design, deploy, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure (LAN, WAN, SD‑WAN, VPN, Wi‑Fi, load balancers)
- Configure and support firewalls, secure web gateways, and network segmentation
- Implement resilient topologies ensuring redundancy, failover, and high availability
- Engineer network solutions that comply with regulatory and internal security policies
- Deploy and manage enterprise security controls:
- Firewalls (e.g., Fortinet, Check Point, Palo Alto)
- Switches & Wireless (HP/ Aruba)
- Network intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS)
- Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) / Zero Trust network tools
- Identity‑centric access controls
- Conduct security hardening, continuous monitoring, and vulnerability remediation
- Partner with Cybersecurity teams on incident response, threat analysis, and post‑incident improvements
- Support connectivity into cloud environments (Azure, AWS) including VNETs, routing, ExpressRoute/VPN gateways, NSGs, and firewalls
- Ensure secure connectivity patterns for microservices, APIs, and distributed architectures
- Collaborate with Cloud Engineering to enforce guardrails and landing zone standards
- Own monitoring, observability, and alerting for network and security-related systems
- Troubleshoot complex network issues across multiple platforms
- Participate in on-call rotation for critical infrastructure and security events
- Maintain documentation, runbooks, diagrams, and architecture artifacts
- Stay updated with emerging technologies, identify opportunities for system improvements and recommend appropriate upgrades
- Other duties as assigned
Skills
- Bachelor's degree from accredited institution
- 5+ years of experience in enterprise network engineering
- Strong expertise in: Routing & switching (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VLANs), Firewalls and network security controls, VPN technologies (site-to-site, remote access), Secure network architectures and zero-trust principles, Experience with cloud networking (Azure preferred), Proficiency with network monitoring and SIEM/SOC workflows
- Deep understanding of Agile and Scrum methodologies
- Knowledge of product ownership best practices
- Exceptional troubleshooting and analytical skills with attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to translate technical details for leadership
- Team player capable of mentoring others
- Ability to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously, drive results and prioritize tasks
- Exceptional collaboration ability, including collaborative partnership with Cybersecurity, Cloud, and Architecture teams
- Proactive problem solver with a security first mindset
- Able to thrive in fast paced, high growth, and transformation-oriented environments
- Experience in regulated industries (insurance, financial services, healthcare)
- Hands-on experience with: Fortinet or equivalent firewall platforms, SASE solutions (e.g., Netskope, Zscaler, Cloudflare One), SD-WAN, Familiarity with DevSecOps, automation, and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
- Certifications (preferred but not required): CCNP, CCSP, Azure Network Engineer Associate, Security+ / CISSP, Fortinet NSE series
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package
- Generous 401K employer match
- Employee Stock Purchase plan with employer matching
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Excellent benefits that go beyond health, dental & vision. Our programs are focused on your whole family’s wellness, including your physical, mental and financial wellbeing
- A core C&F tenet is supporting your career development, so we provide a wealth of ways for you to keep learning, which may include tuition reimbursement, industry-related certifications and professional training to keep you progressing on your chosen path
- A dynamic, ambitious, fun and exciting work environment
- We believe you do well by doing good and want to encourage a spirit of social and community responsibility, matching donation program, volunteer opportunities, and an employee-driven corporate giving program that lets you participate and support your community
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