Firewall Engineer Principal

SAICSuffolk, VA
Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a Firewall Engineer in Suffolk, VA with experience in US Navy IT networks to support the sustained operation and maintenance of a newly deployed naval enterprise transport network, ensuring 24/7/365 availability and reliability.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree and nine (9) years of experience.
  • Expert experience in one or more of the following security devices: Palo Alto firewalls, Panorama management console, Fortinet FortiGate NGFW, A10 Encrypted Traffic Inspection/Application Delivery, and Cisco ESA & ASA.
  • Experience developing and configuring SSL encryption/decryption solutions for traffic inspection.
  • Experience supporting the configuration and maintenance of Firewall/DMZ infrastructure including Network and Application Firewall Packet Filtering technologies (Palo Alto, FortiNet FortiGate.)
  • Firsthand experience in developing and providing quality assurance review of engineering change orders relating to the replacement or enhancement of perimeter security hardware and software.
  • Experienced with performing root cause analysis, risk identification, and risk mitigation.
  • Knowledgeable with configuring Cisco switches.
  • Ability to obtain an approved Operating System certification (e.g., CCNA or Linux+) within 6 months of hire.
  • US Citizenship.
  • Active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI.

Responsibilities

  • Build, design, test and deploy perimeter security systems.
  • Directs compilation of records and reports concerning perimeter operations and maintenance to analyze the performance of perimeter security systems.
  • Provides input to the problem management process, including assessing and evaluating software and hardware anomalies.
  • Supports the root cause analysis efforts to determine problems and develop remediation activities.
  • Interfaces with vendor support service groups to ensure proper support during outages or periods of degraded system performance.
  • Supports the configuration and testing of replacement perimeter devices.
  • Plans, documents, and implements hardware and software build and refresh cycles.
  • Create and maintain standard operating procedures and guides for new and/or existing perimeter hardware and software.
  • Attend weekly teleconferences, onsite meetings, and participate in working groups, as related to constant changing security environment.
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