Sr Firewall Engineer at The Computer Merchant, LTD.
Fairfax, VA 22033
About the Job
Job Title : Senior Firewall Engineer - Remote in USA
Job Location: Remote
Wage Range: $55-61 depending on years of experience, geographic location, and years of experience
Job Number: 24-01073
Required Experience:
Job Description: Our client, a large defense contractor, has an immediate opening for a Senior Firewall Engineer to work remote from the USA. From day one, we will count on you to lead a team that helps create the technologies, products and services that make a difference. You'll be a key contributor supporting our client's network environment, such as routers, switches, circuits, firewalls, wireless, intrusion prevention devices, etc. As the Senior Advanced IT Network Specialist, you'll implement, support, monitor, and troubleshoot network issues being physical or virtual network infrastructure components and coordinate with team members and/or vendors. We'll ask that you participate as an active team member and to be knowledgeable within the different elements of the networking environment.
Position details:
What you'll experience:
Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled
* While an hourly range is posted for this position, an eventual hourly rate is determined by a comprehensive salary analysis which considers multiple factors including but not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills and qualifications, education and experience as compared to others in the organization doing substantially similar work, if applicable, and market and business considerations. Benefits offered include medical, dental and vision benefits; dependent care flexible spending account; 401(k) plan; voluntary life/short term disability/whole life/term life/accident and critical illness coverage; employee assistance program; sick leave in accordance with regulation. Benefits may be subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions.
Job Location: Remote
Wage Range: $55-61 depending on years of experience, geographic location, and years of experience
Job Number: 24-01073
Required Experience:
- A bachelor's degree in a related specialized area or equivalent plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience
- 2+ years of hands-on technical experience with infrastructure systems in networking using at least one of the following: Cisco, Aruba, Nexus, Juniper, Palo Alto.
- Experience with configuring Palo Alto Networks Firewalls as well as the centralized management system (Panorama) to manage large scale firewall deployments.
- Experience in building, configuring, and troubleshooting Palo Alto Firewalls should include checking server and firewall logs, scrutinizing network traffic, establishing and updating virus scans, troubleshooting, analyzing and resolving security breaches and vulnerability issues
- Hands-on experience with Zscaler, (ZPA and ZIA)
- Experience with Netscalers
- Experience with previous cloud migrations is a plus.
- Experience with AWS or Azure cloud platform in security or infrastructure implementation and operations.
- Experience with JSON, Python, XML and ability to write cloud automation scripts desired.
- Certifications such as: Palo Alto, CCSP, AWS Certified Security, Microsoft Azure Security, Azure Security Engineer Associate, Cisco CCNA, Aruba, etc.
- Experience with IP networking, VPNs, DNS, load balancing and firewalling concepts
- Experience with Splunk, Remedy or Service Now ticketing systems
Job Description: Our client, a large defense contractor, has an immediate opening for a Senior Firewall Engineer to work remote from the USA. From day one, we will count on you to lead a team that helps create the technologies, products and services that make a difference. You'll be a key contributor supporting our client's network environment, such as routers, switches, circuits, firewalls, wireless, intrusion prevention devices, etc. As the Senior Advanced IT Network Specialist, you'll implement, support, monitor, and troubleshoot network issues being physical or virtual network infrastructure components and coordinate with team members and/or vendors. We'll ask that you participate as an active team member and to be knowledgeable within the different elements of the networking environment.
Position details:
- Expert level of support with Panorama as the primary implementation and configuration platform.
- Help manage and maintain the code levels and revisions as Palo Alto content updates.
- Serve as a subject matter expert on Palo Alto firewall security
- Write work instructions on best practices for firewall operations including implementation, configuration, and troubleshooting.
- Be familiar with Syslog server technologies as a troubleshooting tool such as Splunk.
- Support proof of concept and production deployments of cloud technologies including various integrations of third-party solutions.
- Develop on-premises and cloud platform-specific security policies, standards, and procedures for management group and account/subscription management and configuration (e.g. Azure Policy, Azure Security Center, AWS Config), access control, firewall management, auditing and monitoring, security incident and event management, user and administrator account management, access controls and password management.
- Provide technical support for on-premises and cloud-native network security services and resolve service-related issues through research, troubleshooting, and working with the greater team as well as third party service providers.
- Support and enable junior team members across both technical and management leadership capacities.
What you'll experience:
- Technologies that aren't just top-notch, they're often top-secret
- A team of bold thinkers committed to exploring what's next
- Opportunities to gain new knowledge - as it's discovered
What you bring to the table:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field; or equivalent plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience
- Knowledge and experience in a single network domain and fully understands process applications within domain of expertise
- Expert knowledge of a second network domain and the interconnections within the enterprise
What sets you apart:
- Creative thinking with the ability to multi-task
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Team player who thrives in collaborative environments and revels in team success
Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled
* While an hourly range is posted for this position, an eventual hourly rate is determined by a comprehensive salary analysis which considers multiple factors including but not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills and qualifications, education and experience as compared to others in the organization doing substantially similar work, if applicable, and market and business considerations. Benefits offered include medical, dental and vision benefits; dependent care flexible spending account; 401(k) plan; voluntary life/short term disability/whole life/term life/accident and critical illness coverage; employee assistance program; sick leave in accordance with regulation. Benefits may be subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions.
Salary
55 - 61 /hour