Job#: 3041106 Job Description:(40% Remote / Washington D.C.) - Firewall Team Lead - *** $194,000 - $210,000 / Hourly Rate
*** Apex Systems has an Immediate Need for a (40% Remote) Firewall Team Lead in Washington DC (Pentagon) !!! This will be an estimated "6 Month Contract to Permanent Hire" opportunity, supporting one of our Largest Government Clients on the East Coast! Please See Below for all Position Details & How To Apply.
*** HOW TO APPLY *** Email a Resume to:
- Job Title: Firewall Team Lead
- Location: *** 40% Remote *** / Washington DC (Pentagon)
- Contract Layout: estimated "6 Month Contract to Permanent Hire"
- Hourly Rate on Contract: $95.00 - $105.00 / Hourly on W-2
- Starting Salary at Permanent Hire: $194,000 - $210,000 & Full Benefits
- Schedule: 8:00am - 4:00pm (Monday - Friday)
*** REQUIREMENTS ***- Top Secret / SCI (Eligibility)
- Security+CE
- ANY Cisco, Juniper, or Palo Alto Certification
- 12+ Years of Overall Work Experience
- 3+ Years of Firewall Experience
- ANY Leadership/Seniority/Supervisory/Management Level of Experience
Job Description- Design, Implement, & Manage Firewall Solutions (i.e. Cisco ASA/Firepower, Juniper SRX and Palo Alto)
- Monitor firewall performance and security logs to identify and mitigate potential threats.
- Develop and enforce network security policies and procedures.
- Perform system audits to ensure compliance with standards and regulations.
- Collaborate with other IT, Security and Network teams to integrate firewall solutions.
- Troubleshoot and resolve network and firewall related issues promptly and document within ticket systems.
- Maintain and update firewall configurations (security polices/firewall ACLs as approved by Change Management)
Serve as a People Leader for personnel supporting the Firewall Task Area:
- Serve as the focal point for all firewall tasks, operations, projects, and assessments
- Ensure all tasks are delivered according to timelines
- Provide written reports and oral briefings to the Government Task Lead and PMO Team
- Conduct annual performance assessments to include periodic check ins.
- Validate/approve time charging for both Leidos and vendor personnel.
- Provide coaching/mentoring to personnel.
- Develop and Execute Continual Service Improvement technical strategies to modify and enhance operational processes and impact strategic project/program goals and business results.
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