Cybersecurity Firewall Engineer

Overview

This position is for a Senior Network Security Engineer with a concentration on Nextgen Firewalls technologies (Palo Alto and Checkpoint). The right candidate will be a self-starter who can serve in a technical lead role, provide technical project management/oversight, and provide hands-on support at an SME level within areas of focus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior engineer working with application teams to properly shape firewall rules.
• Act as a liaison between the firewall team and Information Security.
• System baselining
• System requirements gathering
• Engineer/Implementation of Checkpoint Nextgen firewalls
• Engineer/Implementation of Palo Alto Nextgen firewalls
• Developing and supporting migrations between various firewall platforms
• Developing and evaluating layer 3 and layer 7 firewall rules
• Supporting and implementing holistic security stacks relative to Nextgen Firewalls (e.g. IPS, IDS, Layer 7 rules, etc.)
• Manage and implement Firewall code updates
• In depth troubleshooting and supporting of firewall fleet exceeding 100 nodes
• Evaluate technical solutions in response to business challenges
• Present technical solutions as needed for knowledge sharing and acceptance
• Provide project support and status reporting
• Establish and maintain system documentation
• Represent changes via CAB meetings
• Collaborate with partnering teams in support of solution development and deployment

Qualifications

• Advance hands on experience and knowledge of Firewall technologies
• Knowledgeable in deployment of firewalls in IaaS environments
• Extensive experience with common routing protocols
• Advance hands on experience and knowledge with System design, administration, and security
• Strong team player, able to communicate and show leadership amongst teams of similarly knowledgeable specialists and Engineers
• Experience supporting technical teams in a lead role
• Experience working with Incident, Problem, and Change Management

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience
• Familiarity and/or prior experience working with Cloud environment(s) (e.g. Azure, AWS, or OCI)
• Active CISSP Certification
• Active Certification in Palo Alto and/or Checkpoint

Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 4:30PM

Location: 820 Follin Lane, Vienna, VA 22180 | 5510 Heritage Oaks Drive Pensacola, FL 32526 | 141 Security Drive Winchester, VA 22602 | 9999 Willow Creek Road San Diego, CA 92131

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