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This position is for a Firewall Engineer with a concentration on Palo Alto Next Generation Firewalls. The right candidate will be a self-starter who can serve in a technical lead role, provide technical project management/oversight, and provide hands-on support at an SME level within areas of focus.
• Serve as an experienced engineer working with application teams to properly shape firewall rules. • Act as a liaison between the firewall team and Information Security. • System network requirements gathering • Engineer/Implementation of Checkpoint Nextgen firewall policies • Engineer/Implementation of Palo Alto Nextgen firewalls policies • Migrating legacy firewall policies to layer 7 policies • Supporting and implementing holistic security stacks relative to Nextgen Firewalls (e.g. IPS, IDS, Layer 7 rules, etc.) • Manage and implement Firewall code updates • In depth troubleshooting and supporting of firewall fleet exceeding 100 nodes • Evaluate technical solutions in response to business challenges • Present technical solutions as needed for knowledge sharing and acceptance • Provide project support and status reporting • Establish and maintain system documentation • Represent changes via CAB meetings • Collaborate with partnering teams in support of solution development and deployment
• Advance hands on experience and knowledge of Firewall technologies • Experienced with BGP routing protocol • Advance hands on experience and knowledge with System design, administration, and security • Strong team player, able to communicate and show leadership amongst teams of similarly knowledgeable specialists and engineers • Experience supporting technical teams in a lead role • Experience working with Incident, Problem, and Change Management Desired Qualifications
• Familiarity and/or prior experience working with Cloud environment(s) (e.g. Azure, AWS, or OCI) • Active certification as a professional in Palo Alto and/or Checkpoint • Active certification as a network professional (CCNP, CISSP, etc.) Additional Information Hours:
• Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 4:30PM Location:
• 820 Follin Lane, Vienna, VA 22180 • 141 Security Drive Winchester, VA 22602 • 5510 Heritage Oaks Drive, Pensacola, FL 32526