Security Engineer at Aspire Technology Partners, LLC. – Eatontown, New Jersey

Position Summary:

As a Security Engineer at Aspire, you will play a critical role in strengthening our Clients' network and information security posture. Working within a collaborative technical team, you will design, implement, and manage secure network environments with a focus on Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) and Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE). You will ensure that access controls, threat prevention measures, and compliance frameworks are consistently maintained across enterprise systems and client networks.

In this role, you’ll support both project delivery and operational stability by partnering with architects, engineers, and service delivery teams to translate security requirements into effective, scalable solutions. You’ll also contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, helping evolve Aspire’s security standards, automation practices, and incident response capabilities.

Core Responsibilities:

· Deploy, configure, and manage Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) devices, including policies for intrusion prevention, application control, URL filtering, and VPNs.

· Manage and optimize Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) for centralized visibility, reporting, and policy orchestration.

· Design, implement, and maintain firewall rules and security zones to ensure network segmentation and compliance with security standards.

· Administer and support Cisco ISE for network access control (NAC), including 802.1X authentication, profiling, posture assessment, and guest access.

· Integrate ISE with Active Directory, switches, wireless controllers, and other security systems.

· Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to firewall, FTD, and ISE configurations and access control policies.

· Collaborate with the networking and infrastructure teams to implement secure connectivity solutions.

· Perform regular security assessments, policy reviews, and compliance checks to identify and mitigate risks.

· Monitor and analyze logs and alerts from FTD and ISE to detect and respond to potential threats.

· Document network security designs, change requests, and incident response activities.

· Provide technical guidance and contribute to security architecture design for new projects or system integrations.

Qualifications:· 3–5 years of experience as a Network or Security Engineer.· Strong hands-on experience with Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) and Firepower Management Center (FMC).· Proven experience managing firewalls (Cisco ASA, FTD, Palo Alto, or Fortinet).· Demonstrated expertise with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) for policy management, authentication, and endpoint security. Preferred Certifications:· Cisco CCNP Security· Cisco Firepower Specialist or equivalent vendor certification.· CompTIA Security+· Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate or similar· Familiarity with Cisco DNA Center/Catalyst Center

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES- MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: OTHER DUTIES MAY BE ASSIGNED.

Minimum Education and Experience:
At least 3 years designing and implementing Security Solutions

Preferred Education and Experience:
More than 3 years designing and implementing Security Solutions

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:

• Technical Proficiency
• Project Leadership
• Client-Focused Communication
• Strategic Consultation
• Adaptability and Continuous Improvement

TRAVEL: Travel to/from client locations will be required. This may involve the local tri-state area or occasional overnight accommodations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk, or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job involve normal vision. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.