Sr Cyber Security Engineer

  • Washington, DC
  • Posted 17 hours ago | Updated 17 hours ago

Overview

Hybrid
Up to $70
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

Palo Alto
Cyber Security

Job Details

Job Title: Engineer, Cyber Security Sr
Duration of the project: 12 months project.- Contract to hire
Location: W-DC - Remote role, but will be required to come on site once a month and as needed to resolve issues. Must be in the DC, Md, Va area.

Notes:

Palo Alto Engineers who come from a solid Firewall background - ( 5-7 years working with Palo Alto & recent). Must be able to write rules and have in depth experience with Palo Alto.
Looking for resources who come with solid Firewall and configurations experience.
Must know best practices for firewall implementation and protocols as well as have a good understanding of other different security systems and tools.
Must have experience with F5 WAF and or Illumio Microsegmentation Internal notes: The HM mentioned that these skills were mentioned on the resume but the candidates were not at all able to talk about it and she lost trust on the candidate. So, if they do not know, please DO NOT GET IT UPDATED.
This role will mostly be remote, but the candidate needs to be local and driving distance from the CF data centers or CF offices which are mostly in the Northern VA area (Reston Fairfax and one his Richmond they don t visit the Richmond data center that much).

ROLE:
Develops and implements security solutions. Administers security technology systems by architecting and engineering/developing trusted systems into secure systems. Assists in the development of implementation and deployment plans that are aligned to the organizational strategic plan objectives and security requirements. Advises management in developing cybersecurity policies, processes, and procedures.

Required Skills:
- Demonstrated experience with Palo Alto firewall
- Demonstrated experience with F5 WAF and or Illumio Microsegmentation
- Demonstrated expertise of TCP/IP fundamentals, IP sub netting, routing protocols (OSPF, BGP), and network management
- Demonstrated expertise of point-to-point, VPN, and other WAN connectivity options

Bonus Skills:
- Demonstrated experience with AWS security tools
- Demonstrated experience with Proofpoint Gateway (Email Security)
- Demonstrated experience with Splunk and Palo Alto SOAR

Responsibilities
As a Senior Network Security Engineer, you will be responsible for operating and maintaining network security infrastructure to support mission-critical operations.

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