Job Description

Role: Firewall Engineer

Location: NYC, NY-Onsite

Type: Contract

Position requires fully on-site reporting. Need Fortinet firewall experience as well as AAA/ Radius and RSA authentication exp. Onsite interview required.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Position requires fully on-site reporting.
• Provide support for all corporate and enclave firewalls, application delivery controllers, RADIUS, RSA.
• Develop and implement firewall changes for supported networks
• Evaluate requested changes for possible Cyber-Security Threats
• Provide 3rd level support to troubleshoot networking issues.
• Interact with support-customers to resolve issues and provide solutions as required.
• Provide off-hour support as operational needs dictate. The candidate must be available for rotating weekly on-call shifts (24 hour on-call support) with other members in the group.
• Lead and / or manage projects of various priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Provide Design Consultation for projects for firewall necessity and configuration.
• Develop and execute disaster recovery and test plans for all supported devices.
• Prepare support documentation for the for 1st and 2nd level support groups.
• Document and/or revise administration procedures for security, configuration, operation, and administration of devices.

Must Have

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field with at least 3-5 years’ work experience in an enterprise IT environment.

• Authentication services (AAA policies / Radius and RSA authentication connections)

• Firewall image upgrade planning and implementation

• IDS/IPS profiles

• Imaging and restoration of firewalls from root layer

• IPSEC VPNs with between local Cisco and FortiGate firewalls as well as external dissimilar vendor model firewalls/routers.

• Logical and virtual interfaces for networks sharing security levels.

• SNMP monitoring and alert profiles

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail are required.

• The candidate must be knowledgeable of Information Security networking best practices and be able to evaluate design requests for Cyber Security threats.

• The candidate must have extensive experience with firewall administration, upgrades, backups, configuration, and diagnostics.

• The candidate must possess excellent project management, technical writing and oral communication skills.

• The candidate must possess excellent technical skills, particularly regarding Network Diagnostics, Firewall operations and deployments (Cisco and/or Fortinet mandatory).

• This individual must demonstrate the ability to exercise independent judgment, manage complex projects, represent the organization in dealings with customers and vendors, and render sound business decisions.

• VIPs and NAT for external interfaces

• Vulnerability review of hardware

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.