Overview
Remote
$75 - $80
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
No Travel Required
Skills
CheckPoint
ASA
Firewall
Fortinet
Juniper
IPsec
Security Policy
Palo Alto
Proxies
firewall engineer
firewall devices
Job Details
Job Title: Senior Firewall Engineer
Duration: up to 12 months contract [Full time during summer and change to part-time to resume school in the fall]
Location: Work from Home / Remote Work
Work Schedule: 4/10 Schedule
Pay Rate: $75/hr $80/hr on W2 [the pay rate may differ depending on your skills, education, experience, and other qualifications]
Featured Benefits:
- Medical Insurance in compliance with the ACA
- 401(k)
- Sick leave in compliance with applicable state, federal, and local laws
Job Description:
- Candidate will work with stakeholders to design and implement security policy on firewall devices.
- Participate in security zone architecture and on-going design changes to ensure adequate security protections while enabling business value and outcomes for an environment.
Skills Required:
- Firewalls/VPN: Palo Alto, Cisco Fire Power/ASA, Cisco ISE AnyConnect
- Ability to adhere to strict change management process environment with SLA penalties.
- The successful candidate must have extensive experience with firewalls (at least Palo Alto, Fortinet Cisco Firepower/ASA) and an in-depth understanding of computer/network security concepts, VPNs, proxies, and networking.
- Experience designing, deploying, and maintaining boundary security solutions and exposure to enterprise network architecture and maintaining relevant documentation
- Experience analyzing network traffic, using a variety of network tools to assess security-related events to assist in rapid identification and isolation of issues during incidents and outages.
- Strong troubleshooting skills specific to network security and ability to effectively work in cross functional teams as needed to resolve issues
- Must have the ability to analyze information from multiple sources and apply it to the operational environment in developing and maintaining the security posture of the network
- Experience with TCP/UPD, IPSEC tunnels, VPN, and SSL
Desired skills:
- Firewalls: CheckPoint, Juniper, RSA tokens
- Certifications: Network/Firewall/Security CCNP Security, PaloAlto PCNSA/E, Forinet NSE, GCFW etc
- Tools: Share Point, Skype, Slack, Service Now, Visio
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