Role: Senior Firewall Engineer (Cisco / Check Point) - Local candidates only
Duration of the Contract: 12 months with possibility of Extension
Interview Process: 1 round, In Person
Job Description:
IRG Clients is seeks an experienced engineer that both deploys and administers Check Point security gateways, including VSX. They should have extensive experience configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting Check Point firewalls within a complex enterprise environment. This person will be responsible for administering and simplifying the Check Point rulebase, while optimizing its utilization to meet business requirements, and improve visibility while ensuring security best practices are followed.
The Check Point Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing policies to
support enterprise security strategies. They must be able to serve as a subject matter expert on Cisco
data center network technologies and their interaction with Check Point security gateways. This role
requires collaboration with Security, IT, and business stakeholders to test and validate security
protections, including IPS, geoblocking, and QoS in addition to day-to-day firewall administration.
Job Duties:
This engineer will be responsible for deploying, administering and supporting Check Point security
gateways, Cisco Secure Firewall, and Cisco ASA to support security requirements and best practices.
Required Skills:
- 10+ years of experience deploying and administering Check Point security gateways
- 10+ years of experience administering and deploying Cisco data center networking products
- 5+ years of experience administering and deploying Check Point VSX
- Experience administering and operating Check Point r82
- Previous or current Check Point and/or Cisco Certifications
Preferred Skills:
- Experience deploying and administering Cisco Remote Access VPN solutions
- Experience deploying and administering Cisco FirePower