Network Engineer (concentration firewall)

Role: Network Engineer (concentration firewall)      

Location: Local to Columbus OH

Years of Relevant Experience: 10 plus years

Requirement Description: 

Education:

Preferred Education: 4-year college degree

Network (firewall) engineer to be extremely well rounded in:

• Leading the design and architecture of Next Generation Firewall solutions tailored to meet the organization’s security and business requirements.

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and translate them into effective firewall configurations.

• Implementing and deploying NGFW solutions based on industry’s best practices, ensuring high levels of security, availability, and performance.

• Reviewing and updating firewall policies to address emerging threats and vulnerabilities.

• Designing, configuring, and maintaining IPSEC VPN tunnels to establish secure communication channels between remote offices, third-party partners, and cloud environments.

• Troubleshooting and resolving issues related to VPN connectivity and performance.

• Implementing Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) to enhance network segmentation and isolation.

• Configuring and managing Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) to facilitate efficient and scalable routing within the organization’s network infrastructure.

• Collaborating with IT teams, security analysts, and other stakeholders to ensure seamless integration of NGFW solutions.

Key Skills:

• FTD Firewalls (FTD on ASA5525-x, FTD on firepower 2130, firewall 3120 Threat defense, firepower 1120 with FTD, firewall 3110 Threat defense), ANS Cloud Firewalls. 

• Very knowledgeable about managing Cisco Meraki switches is a plus.

Technologies:

• Oversees activities & stays abreast of network technologies such as Cisco Firepower, 

• Cisco Meraki Fiber & access switches (MS425-32, MS425-16, MS350-48FB, MS120-8FB), 

• Cisco Routers (4500X Layer 3 Switch, 2901, 8200) FTD Firewalls (FTD on ASA5525-x, FTD on firepower 2130

• Firewall 3120 Threat defense

• Firepower 1120 with FTD, firewall 3110 Threat defense), 

• ANS Cloud Firewalls, IPsecV2 & GRE Tunnel configurations,

• Remote access (VPN) configuration, & management, 

• Aruba wireless networking technologies (Aruba central), 

• Aruba controller-based enterprise Wi-Fi platforms including cloud-based & on-premises wireless controllers & cloud proxy & reverse-proxy technologies.

Documentation:

• Maintain comprehensive documentation for configurations, processes, and procedures.