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VMware NSX Security Engineer / Administrator
Location :: Addison IL( Onsite)
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced VMware NSX Security Engineer responsible for the architecture, deployment, configuration, security, and day-to-day administration of network virtualization and security within a VMware environment.
The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on expertise with VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, NSX-T, network virtualization, distributed firewalls, micro-segmentation, logical routing, and zero-trust security. The role will bridge traditional networking, cloud infrastructure, and cybersecurity teams to secure hybrid-cloud workloads and prevent lateral threat movement.
Key Responsibilities
Security Architecture & Micro-Segmentation
- Design, configure, and maintain NSX Distributed Firewall (DFW) and Gateway Firewall policies.
- Implement granular security policies based on applications, workloads, users, and network segments.
- Develop and enforce micro-segmentation and zero-trust security strategies.
- Isolate virtual machines and applications to prevent east-west/lateral threat propagation.
- Review and optimize firewall rules, security groups, and access policies.
Network Virtualization & Routing
- Deploy and administer NSX logical switching and networking.
- Configure and manage Tier-0 and Tier-1 gateways and logical routing.
- Work with BGP, OSPF, VLANs, Geneve/VXLAN overlays, and TCP/IP.
- Configure and troubleshoot NSX VPN, load balancing, NAT, and related network services.
- Troubleshoot connectivity between physical networks and virtual overlays.
VMware Infrastructure Administration
- Support VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, NSX Managers, Edge Nodes, and Transport Nodes.
- Perform NSX component maintenance, upgrades, patches, scaling, and configuration changes.
- Support lifecycle management and disaster recovery readiness.
- Troubleshoot VMware networking and NSX infrastructure issues.
Automation & Infrastructure as Code
- Develop automation solutions for NSX configuration and security-policy deployment.
- Use PowerShell/PowerCLI, Python, Terraform, and NSX REST APIs to automate repetitive tasks.
- Implement IaC practices to provide consistent and repeatable infrastructure configurations.
- Automate security-policy deployment and support disaster recovery processes.
Monitoring & Security Operations
- Monitor NSX infrastructure health, performance, capacity, and security events.
- Utilize VMware Aria Operations, VMware Network Insight, and enterprise monitoring platforms.
- Integrate NSX security events with Splunk or other SIEM platforms.
- Analyze network flows and security logs to identify anomalies and potential threats.
Incident Response & Troubleshooting
- Support SOC and incident-response teams during security incidents.
- Perform network-flow analysis, packet tracing, and deep-packet inspection.
- Implement emergency isolation and firewall rules during active security incidents.
- Troubleshoot physical-to-virtual networking, routing, firewall, and overlay issues.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate with network engineers, systems administrators, cloud engineers, cybersecurity teams, and SOC teams.
- Participate in architecture reviews, security assessments, change management, and infrastructure projects.
- Document network architecture, security policies, operational procedures, and troubleshooting processes.
Required Technical Skills
VMware / NSX
- Deep hands-on experience with VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, and NSX-T/NSX.
- Strong understanding of NSX architecture, components, transport zones, segments, Edge Nodes, and Transport Nodes.
- Experience with NSX distributed firewall, gateway firewall, micro-segmentation, and security groups.
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