Client: Department of Information Technology (DOIT) – Office of Security Management
Location: 100 Community Pl, Crownsville, MD 21032 (100% on site) _ Local or nearby candidates only
Duration: Multi year
Interview mode: In person
Duties And Responsibilities
Gap assessment and analysis of security solutions and recommendation of improvement initiatives
Implementation of scalable, redundant, and reliable firewall solutions
Security hardening firewall configurations
Configuration management and control of architectural/design/functional configuration changes to firewalls
Firewall brake-fix troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and support
Firewall patch/upgrade monitoring, reviews, maintenance scheduling and deployment
Management of firewall operational and security audits logs
Definition, development, and configuration of firewall security and operational alerts, dashboards, and reporting
Monitoring firewall operational and security alerts and dashboards
Defining, implementing, and monitoring process/procedures for maintaining the lifecycle firewall policies and rules
Configuration, maintenance, and support of additional firewall services such as URL filtering, Malware Sandboxing Analysis, Threat Intelligence Feeds, Threat Prevention, User ID etc.
Provide firewall log correlation support for emerging and retroactive security incident investigations
Support the integration with other security tools such IDS/IPS, SIEM, NACs, VPN etc.
Define requirements and develop roles-based Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) documents
Minimum Qualifications
Six years of hands-on experience in Network Engineering/Architecture
Five years of technical experience in architecture, design, implementation, support of firewall technologies
Current Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE) certification or hands-on experience implementing Palo Alto Advanced/NextGen features to include App-ID, User-ID, Content-ID, URL Filtering, Threat Prevention, WildFire, Virtual Wire, Virtual System (VSys), Global Protect, NAT Policies, Security Profiles, Inbound SSL Decryption, Outbound SSL Decryption (SSL Forward Proxy), File Blocking, and Data Filtering
Hand-on experience with Palo Alto Panorama for centralized management of PANOS firewalls
Self-starter, able to gather requirements, plan, execute firewall architecting and deployment efforts
Able to perform gap analysis and initiate and execute architectural improvements
Experience with network security architecture, design, and implementation best-practices i.e., Defense-in-depth architecture, knowledge of emerging Zero Trust architecture
Experience with firewall architecture, design, and implementation
Experience with operational and security hardening configuration for firewall solutions
Experience with configuration management and change control for firewall solutions
Experience with networking and switching protocols and infrastructure services, able to troubleshoot and identify DNS, DHCP, Wi-Fi protocols, NTP, SNMP, routing, switching, and firewall issues affecting connectivity of applications and services
Knowledge and understanding of network infrastructure components such as Routers, Switches, IDS, IPS, NAC, VPN Gateways, Wireless APs etc.
Desired Skills/Certifications
Hands-on experience with Juniper firewalls
CISSP, CompTIA Security +, CCNA/CCNP Security, Juniper JNCIP-SEC or relevant industry security certifications
Cisco CCNA or CompTIA Network + or relevant networking industry certifications
Experience in project task technical analysis, planning, and estimation
Experience with technology capabilities market research, technical analysis/review, and recommendation
Educational Requirement: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or other related scientific or technical discipline.
Min. Citizenship Status Required: U.S Citizenship
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Contract
Job function
Information Technology
Industries
Software Development
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