Firewall Engineer

SkyePoint Decisions • Springfield, MO

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

SkyePoint Decisions is seeking a Firewall Engineer to support a Department of State customer. This position is hybrid located in Springfield, VA. The role involves engaging in attacks against the infrastructure, developing security tools, analyzing access patterns and hacking behavior, auditing source code for vulnerabilities, and collaborating with the team to improve best practices and deploy attack detection and prevention tools. The engineer will identify and address cybersecurity problems, trends, and weaknesses, implement security solutions, establish requirements for infrastructure protection tools, and review and write security policies and guidance. Responsibilities also include investigating and responding rapidly to security incidents by acquiring, analyzing, and interpreting packet captures and logs.

Requirements

• Firewall engineering experience to include design and configuration of firewall solutions
• Experience with Palo Alto/ForcePoint firewall installation, configuration, and administration
• Experience pulling firewall logs and performing analysis on the effectiveness of firewall solutions
• Understanding of cloud security solutions and associated firewall engineering
• Secret security clearance with ability to obtain a Top Secret
• Experience delivering and deploying firewall engineering services in a cloud environment
• Experience with Microsoft Cloud Access Security
• Experience delivering services to federal client
• 5-10 years hands on experience in the IT security space
• Must be a U.S. citizen

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• CCNA
• CCIE
• Network+
• Networking Experience in cloud environments
• Microsoft Express Route
• Zero Trust Networking
• SD-WAN

Responsibilities

• Engage in attacks against the infrastructure
• Develop security tools
• Analyze access patterns and hacking behavior
• Audit source code for vulnerabilities
• Work with the team to improve best practices and deploy attack detection and prevention tools
• Identify significant, actual, and potential cyber security problems, trends and weaknesses and recommend specific modifications and solutions to reduce information systems security risks
• Implement security solutions to integrate into existing network environment
• Establish requirements and make recommendations on the appropriate infrastructure protection tools, methods and technologies
• Review established policies, write policy guidance and standards
• Establish technical or procedural enforcements for pertinent policies
• Review proposed new systems, networks and software designs for potential security risks and resolve integration security issues across disciplines
• Define the scope and level of detail for applicable security plans and policies
• Investigate and respond rapidly to security incidents
• Acquire, analyze and interpret packet captures and logs to accomplish rapid and accurate incident response

Benefits

• Certification incentive program
• PTO
• Floating federal holiday options
• Several insurance options including HMO and High Deductible plans with Health Savings Accounts [HSAs]
• Flex Spending Accounts [FSAs]
• Full Dental Plans
• Vision
• ST/LT Disability
• Life Insurance
• 401k matched

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED