Senior Firewall Engineer

Senior Firewall Engineer

16 Jun 2024
District of Columbia, Washington, 20212 Washington USA

Senior Firewall Engineer

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Senior Firewall Engineer

Location: 2 Massachusetts Ave, N.E., Washington DC, 20212 Or Equinix Data Center, 21715 Filigree Ct. Ashburn, VA 20147

Department: Department of Labor (DOL)

Type: Full Time

Minimum Experience: Experienced

Security Clearance Level: Ability to obtain a DOL Public Trust Clearance
The clearance level stated above must be met for consideration for this specific opportunity. Unfortunately, FTC is unable to sponsor at this time.

Military Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply!

Favor TechConsulting, LLC (FTC) is seeking a talented Senior Firewall Engineer

with extensive government experience.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

  • Role Overview:
    FTC supports the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL BLS) by providing IT Support services. This position will be part of a team responsible for providing engineering, troubleshooting, and implementation of Check Point enterprise firewalls, Cisco ASA, Cisco Firepower, Cisco AnyConnect, Remote (VPN) management solutions, two-factor authentication, log reporting, firewall audits and vulnerability management

  • Responsibilities:
    • Ability to take on, with minimum supervision, technical leadership roles and hold experience with enterprise security solutions, IPv4 and dynamic routing, PKI, VPN, OCSP responders, Active Directory/LDAP/SecureID server authentication.
    • Advanced troubleshooting skills, incident and problem management, overseeing escalations, and has a solid understanding of encryption technologies
    • Manages network performance and maintain a high security posture
    • When required, presents security solutions, designs, and project planning and scheduling to the customer management group and peers
    • Install and maintain firewall devices with all levels of hardware and software support
    • When required, use network monitoring tools, like Solarwinds, Wireshark, tcpdump, etc.
    • When needed, propose upgrade, recommend new solutions, process improvements to ensure the customer’s network performs with stability, availability and scalability.
    • Lead, implement, and manage IT infrastructure projects, including taking ownership of deliverables, schedules, and coordinate resource allocation with the Task Manager

Required Skills & Experience

  • Excellent communications, documentation and presentation skills required to lead technical deployments, redesigns and proof of concepts
  • A must-have expertise supporting CheckPoint Firewalls (R77.30 or higher) and/or Cisco ASA/Firepower Firewalls along with AnyConnect VPN client
  • Expert in all aspects of the firewall device installations, maintenance and usage of a large-scale local and wide area network
  • Experience in network monitoring tools such as Solarwinds, Wireshark, tcpdump, snoop (or similar network packet capturing tools)
  • Demonstrates organizational and project planning skills by being a visionary and a self-starter, taking charge of current operations from a high-level, covering all aspects of security operations including, but not limited to: patch management, security device vulnerability remediation, network security designs, working knowledge of endpoint security, client-to-site and site-to-site VPNs, IPSEC tunnels, firewall clustering, Cisco AnyConnect profiles, ASA Clustering, wireless technologies, McAfee Web Proxy and Check Point URL filtering blade, project management, change management, configuration management, and technical project scheduling
  • Ten (10) years of experience in a large organization responsible for administering, operating, maintaining, and securing a large-scale computer network
  • Five (5) years of experience in a technical leadership or supervisory role
  • Five (5) years in testing and implementing PC LAN technologies and computer system applications
  • Five (5) years of networking administration experience in a large organization or corporation
  • Thorough knowledge of computer network telecommunications, firewalls, Windows Server operating systems, and TCP/IP protocol
  • Thorough knowledge of telecommunications, network, computer security issues, and established security practices
  • Thorough knowledge of PKI and supporting technologies
  • Thorough knowledge of network management protocols and related standard tools
  • Thorough knowledge of network-based application software such as Exchange, Oracle, DNS, DNSSec, DHCP, and Internet-Based Domain Naming services and registration process
  • Thorough knowledge of telecommunications, network, computer security issues, and established security practices
  • Experience evaluating current networks, identifying deficiencies, and recommending performance improvements
  • Two (2) years’ experience in installing, configuring, and maintaining public & private enterprise wireless network
  • Two (2) years’ experience in Web content filtering, firewalls, and VPN

Professional Certification(s):
Technical certification (e.g., Cisco Certified Network Professional, Cisco Certified Design Professional, Check Point Certified Admin, Check Point Certified Expert)

Formal Education:
College degree

Years of Professional Experience:
10

Desired Skills & Experience
  • Ability to present complex IT solutions to stakeholders
  • Ability to write solid, clear, detailed technical solutions, implementation plans, schedules, test plans, and document incidents, problem resolution documents, and root cause analysis

Professional Certification(s):

Formal Education:

Years of Professional Experience:


Required Technical/Business Tools Experience

  • Five (5) years of experience in Check Point Enterprise Firewalls
  • Five (5) years of experience in Cisco ASA Server and/or Three (3) years of experience in Cisco Firepower
  • Five (5) years of experience in Cisco AnyConnect VPN client

Physical Requirements

  • Ability to carry heavy objects, up to 50 lbs.

Additional Information:
U.S Citizenship is required for this specific opportunity and all selected applicants will be subject to a government security investigation. This includes but not limited to; meeting the eligibility requirements for access to classified information and the ability to obtain a government-granted security clearance. Individuals may also be subject to a background investigation including, but not limited to; criminal history, employment verification, education verification, drug testing, and creditworthiness.
Favor TechConsulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or genetic information.

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