Firewall Engineer

Hi,

I am Mohammad Kashif Ali – Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist with TechnoGenInc, we are looking to hire a Talented Professional with below skill-set to work with one of our clients and came across your profile and wondering if you might interested or exploring the job market, if so, Please share me your resume at kashif.a@technogeninc.com

Title: Firewall Engineer

Location: Crownsville, MD

Job Type: Contract - Fully Onsite - Hybrid

Duration: 12+ Months

Job Description

Education and Years of Experience:

• At least ten 6-8 years of hands-on experience in Network Engineering/Architecture.
• At least five (5) years of progressive hands-on experience in architecture, design, implementation, support of firewall technologies.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or related scientific or technical discipline.

Required Skills/Certifications:

• Must have 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.
• Strong demonstrated experience with network security architecture, design, and implementation best-practices i.e., Defense-in-depth architecture, knowledge of emerging Zero Trust architecture.
• Hands-on experience with firewall architecture, design, and implementation.
• Hands-on experience with operational and security hardening configuration for firewall solutions.
• Hands-on experience with configuration management and change control for firewall solutions.
• Demonstrated 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.
• Must have working knowledge and understanding of network infrastructure components such as Routers, Switches, IDS, IPS, NAC, VPN Gateways, Wireless APs etc.
• Customer-oriented with excellent issue follow-through and resolution abilities.
• Outstanding leadership and organizational skills.
• Utilize tools and analytical skills to plan and execute technical changes.
• Excellent written and oral communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to effectively work both autonomously as well as on a team.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, strong work ethic, self-motivated and excellent presentation skills.

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.

Mohammad Kashif Ali

Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist

Email: kashif.a@technogeninc.com