Firewall Engineer

Responsibilities

• Build, design, test and deploy perimeter security systems.
• Directs compilation of records and reports concerning perimeter operations and maintenance to analyze the performance of perimeter security systems.
• Provides input to the problem management process, including assessing and evaluating software and hardware anomalies.
• Supports the root cause analysis efforts to determine problems and develop remediation activities.
• Interfaces with vendor support service groups to ensure proper support during outages or periods of degraded system performance.
• Manages the transition to operations of perimeter security devices for 24x7 O&M.
• Collaborate with Cross-Bureaus and Agencies to implement network changes as it relates to perimeter security.
• Supports the configuration and testing of replacement perimeter devices.
• Plans, documents, and implements hardware and software build and refresh cycles.
• Create and Maintain standard operating procedures and guides for new and/or existing perimeter hardware and software.
• Attend weekly teleconferences, onsite meetings, and participates in working groups, as related to constant changing security environment.

Qualifications

• Required Education & Experience: Bachelor degree in a computer science/computer engineering related discipline preferred with (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience; May accept additional experience in lieu of degree. 8-10 years IT network engineering support experience (Tier II, Tier III, network infrastructure implementation and maintenance).
• Expert experience in one or more of the following security devices: Palo Alto firewalls, Panorama management console, Fortinet FortiGate NGFW, A10 Encrypted Traffic Inspection/Application Delivery, and Cisco ESA & ASA.
• Experience developing and configuring SSL encryption/decryption solutions for traffic inspection.
• Experience supporting the configuration and maintenance of Firewall/DMZ infrastructure including Network and Application Firewall Packet Filtering technologies (Palo Alto, FortiNet FortiGate).
• Firsthand experience in developing and providing quality assurance review of engineering change orders relating to the replacement or enhancement of perimeter security hardware and software.
• Experienced with performing root cause analysis, risk identification, and risk mitigation.
• Knowledgeable with configuring Cisco switches.
• Experience with network monitoring devices such as NeuralStar or other similar monitoring tools.
• Experience with Red Hat Linux/CentOS and Ubuntu including administration scripting is a plus.

Qualifications

• Required Clearance: US Citizenship. Active secret clearance with the ability to obtain a top secret clearance.

Pay

Target salary range $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Schedule

The role is hybrid and will require 2-3 days per week in the office. The role also includes some travel to other offices with the NCR.