Firewall Administrator

TekSynap•New Cumberland, PA

8d•$70,000 - $100,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Firewall Administrator to join our team supporting the DLA's Firewall Administration Support Services team. TekSynap is a fast growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. “Technology moving at the speed of thought” embodies these principles – the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.

Requirements

Active Secret Clearance with IT-I eligibility
Active DoD approved 8570 Baseline Certification: Category IAT Level II or higher (ex. Security+)
Active Computing Environment certification (one of the following): CCSA, CCSE, CCSM
Active Category Two-Cloud certification (one of the following): AWS CSA Associate AWS Certified Solutions Architect-Associate, AWS CS Specialty AWS Certified Security-Specialty, MC: Azure SEA Microsoft Certified Azure Security Engineer Associate, MC: Azure SAE Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert, MC Azure Admin Associate Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate, OCI Cloud Ops Pro 2024 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2024 Cloud Operations Professional, Check Point Certified Cloud Specialist (CCCS) cert
Minimum Experience: Five (5) years of relevant experience to include the following:
Working knowledge of Firewalls.
Working knowledge and understanding of industry standard network environments to include firewall and security hardware/software.
Working knowledge of Information Assurance Best Practices.
In depth knowledge of LAN and WAN operations.
Knowledge of industry standard Incident Ticket Tracking systems for inputting incident tickets and creating work orders.
Comprehensive knowledge of DOD and DLA security regulations, guidelines, and policies, to include, but not limited to, IA standards.
Working knowledge of the installation, configuration, and day-to-day sustainment of network equipment, to include but not limited to firewalls and other network appliances.
US Citizen

Responsibilities

Demonstrates knowledge and accomplishment in monitoring and analyzing Firewall system logs.
Works under general supervision, developing the requirements of a product from inception to conclusion.
Develops required specifications for simple to moderately complex problems.
Coordinates with the Vendor PM, TPOCs, and government user representatives to ensure accurate solutions and user satisfaction on technical matters.
Ability to formulate Security policy and manage Security configuration.