Senior Firewall Engineer

Details:

Job Title: Senior Firewall Engineer

Location: Remote

Start Date: Right Away

Job Type: Contract

Pay Rate: Up to $58.61/hr DoE

Keywords: #NetworkAdministrationJobs #FirewallEngineer

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead a team that helps create the technologies, products and services that make a difference.

• Responsible for supporting the company network environment such as routers, switches, circuits, firewalls, wireless, intrusion prevention devices, etc.

• Implement, support, monitor, and troubleshoot network issues being physical or virtual network infrastructure components and coordinate with team members and/or vendors.

• Participate as an active team member and be knowledgeable within the different elements of the networking environment.

• Expert level of support with Panorama as the primary implementation and configuration platform.

• Help manage and maintain the code levels and revisions as Palo Alto content updates.

• Serve as a subject matter expert on Palo Alto firewall security

• Write work instructions on best practices for firewall operations including implementation, configuration, and troubleshooting.

• Support proof of concept and production deployments of cloud technologies including various integrations of third-party solutions.

• Develop on-premises and cloud platform-specific security policies, standards, and procedures for management group and account/subscription management and configuration (e.g. Azure Policy, Azure Security Center, AWS Config), access control, firewall management, auditing and monitoring, security incident and event management, user and administrator account management, access controls and password management.

• Provide technical support for on-premises and cloud-native network security services and resolve service-related issues through research, troubleshooting, and working with the greater team as well as third party service providers.

• Support and enable junior team members across both technical and management leadership capacities.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be a US Citizen

• Bachelor"s degree in computer science or related field; or equivalent is required plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience; OR

• Master's degree plus a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.

• Knowledge and experience in a single network domain

• Strong knowledge of process applications within domain of expertise

• Expert knowledge of a second network domain and the interconnections within the enterprise

• Be familiar with Syslog server technologies as a troubleshooting tool such as Splunk.

• 2+ years of hands-on technical experience with infrastructure systems in networking using at least one of the following: Cisco, Aruba, Nexus, Juniper, Palo Alto.

• Experience with configuring Palo Alto Networks Firewalls as well as the centralized management system (Panorama) to manage large scale firewall deployments.

• Experience in building, configuring, and troubleshooting Palo Alto Firewalls should include checking server and firewall logs, scrutinizing network traffic, establishing and updating virus scans, troubleshooting, analyzing and resolving security breaches and vulnerability issues

• Hands-on experience with Zscaler, (ZPA and ZIA)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with Netscalers

• Experience with previous cloud migrations is a plus.

• Experience with AWS or Azure cloud platform in security or infrastructure implementation and operations.

• Experience with JSON, Python, XML and ability to write cloud automation scripts desired.

• Certifications such as: Palo Alto, CCSP, AWS Certified Security, Microsoft Azure Security, Azure Security Engineer Associate, Cisco CCNA, Aruba, etc.

• Experience with IP networking, VPNs, DNS, load balancing and firewalling concepts

• Experience with Splunk, Remedy or Service Now ticketing systems

If you are interested in this role, please apply via the apply now link provided. Our overriding goal is to provide quality staffing solutions that help people, organizations, and communities succeed. Belcan is a leading provider of qualified personnel to many of the world's most respected enterprises. We offer excellent opportunities for contract, temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct assignments. We are the employer of choice for thousands worldwide. For more information, please visit our website at Belcan.com

EOE/F/M/D/V

wst160

Clearance:

NONE