Network Security Engineer

At Barry-Wehmiller Companies, we believe business can be a powerful force for good. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, we are a global leader in manufacturing technology and services. Since our founding in 1885 as a maker of brewing machinery, we’ve grown through the acquisition of more than 80 companies, serving industries such as packaging, paper converting, sheeting, corrugating, engineering, and IT consulting. In 2016, we ranked No. 10 on the St. Louis Business Journal list of the city’s Top 150 Privately Held Companies.

What truly sets us apart is our culture—rooted in Truly Human Leadership, a philosophy that prioritizes the well-being and growth of every individual. We measure success by the way we touch lives, not just by financial results.

In India, Barry-Wehmiller operates as a hub of innovation and collaboration through our Global Competency Center (GCC) and other strategic functions. The GCC houses centers of excellence in engineering, content management, sourcing, software development, global IT operations, and shared financial services—providing critical support to Barry-Wehmiller divisions worldwide.

Our culture is built on:

The Network Security Engineer is responsible for assisting with the planning, design, optimization, implementation, audit, and troubleshooting the Barry-Wehmiller (BW) network from a security perspective to improve the protection and the efficiency of the organization. It is the responsibility of the NST to help plan and implement security measures to protect the system from cyber-attacks, hacking attacks, intrusion, infiltration, exfiltration and natural disasters at the network level. This individual will help make our company’s information technology (IT) environment more secure by protecting system boundaries, keeping computer systems and network devices hardened against attacks, and securing company and personal data.

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  Assist in planning, identifying, defining, engineering, and monitoring the security arrangements for the protection of the company’s network and services.

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  Design secure remote access practices and implementation plans as well as make recommendations to secure BW’s footprint in BW and customer facilities; assist in designing and optimizing security in BW’s Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) initiatives

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  Participate in projects to address gaps in BW’s on-premises and cloud network environments. 

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  Assist in developing, documenting, and maintaining standard security policy settings for firewalls and other network security devices and appliances.

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  Oversee daily operations of BW’s network security systems

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  Assist the Infrastructure team with designing and documenting additional network segmentation and enhancing BW’s Information Technology / Operational Technology segregation.

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  Manage daily operations of intrusion detection systems as well as ensure the security of firewalls, VPNs, web protocols and other networking equipment. 

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  Help investigate intrusion and hacking incidents, collect incident responses, and carry out forensic investigations as directed.

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     Use industry-standard analysis criteria to test the security level of the BW enterprise; test and check the BW enterprise for weaknesses in software and hardware by assisting with penetration tests, vulnerability assessments and then managing all findings to resolution. 

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    Assist with the implementation of regulatory systems in accordance with IT security. 

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  Help optimize malware and other threat detection systems and processes.

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     Collaborate with the Infrastructure team regarding improving design and security capabilities, and determining network security standards and policies.

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      Participate in implementation and integration projects such as conducting product research, overseeing proof of concept evaluations, coordinating with the Infrastructure team during acquisition integrations and implementations and overseeing the configuration and installation of security infrastructure devices.

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    Configure and maintain systems that log and monitor security threats and alerts.

This is a non-supervisory position.

• Knowledge of Cisco and Palo Alto firewalls and other next-generation firewall technologies.

• Knowledge of Cisco ISE and its capabilities.

• Knowledge of Cisco Meraki.

• Knowledge of Netskope

• Knowledge of routing and switching capabilities.

• Strong logical ability, natural curiosity, problem solving ability, good oral and written communication skills, thorough, takes initiative, professional appearance/demeanor, dependable, flexible with schedule, loyal, organized, and courteous. 

• Troubleshooting skills with networking and computer systems, can multitask, work in a fast- paced environment while providing excellent user experience. 

• Ability to work independently with general supervision; applies practical knowledge to problems.

• API programming experience strongly desired.

• Intermediate level professional with working knowledge and experience in network security.

• Strong logical ability, natural curiosity, problem solving ability, good oral and written communication skills, thorough, takes initiative, professional appearance/demeanor, dependable, flexible with schedule, loyal, organized, and courteous. 

• Four (4) to five (5) years of hands-on experience working with IP networks, firewalls switch | route environment

• Two (2) years identifying threats and developing appropriate protection measures.

This is an office position.

This is a regular, full-time position with the understanding that a regular workweek will require extended days and hours as needed to meet business needs.

Occasional domestic and/or global travel may be required for this position.

We believe our culture differentiates us from other firms. To know more about us and our people-centric culture, you may like to watch a 20 Minute video from Mr. Robert Chapman, CEO of Barry-Wehmiller. Please click on the following link to watch the Truly Human Leadership video.

Barry-Wehmiller is a place where you can bring your best self to life through the work that you do — no matter the path you choose.

Watch the video below to hear Barry-Wehmiller President Kyle Chapman discuss how our vast career opportunities empower our team members to choose their own journeys, no matter who they want to be click here to watch