Firewall Tech Lead

Soft Tech Consulting•New York, NY

4d•Remote

About The Position

Soft Tech Consulting is seeking a highly motivated, self-directed individual to fill the role of a Firewall Tech Lead. The selected individual will join a collaborative team environment where they will provide overall supervision for vendor employees to include, but not limited to, planning and managing the project professionally, ensuring that work is scheduled properly to obtain maximum use of resources; ensuring that accurate and timely reports are provided. Key to the success of this position is the successful delivery of projects and effective communication to all levels of staff for reporting project status.

Requirements

Minimum Five (5) years relevant experience
Ability to formulate Security policy and manage Security configuration.
Working knowledge of Firewall.
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 client's 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.
Strong written and communication skills
Able to work independently with little to no oversight
Clearance: Secret
Computing Environment: CheckPoint Certified Security Associates (CCSA) or CheckPoint Certified Security Expert (CCSE) or CheckPoint Security Master (CCSM)
Certifications: (any of the following):
CCNA Security
CySA+
GICSP
GSEC
Security+ CE
SSCP

Responsibilities

Provide overall supervision for vendor employees to include, but not limited to, planning and managing the project professionally, ensuring that work is scheduled properly to obtain maximum use of resources; ensuring that accurate and timely reports are provided.
Resolve problems, allocate resources, manage personnel, and monitor operation performance taking direction from the government to ensure complete satisfaction.
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, CORs, and government user representatives to ensure accurate solutions and user satisfaction on technical matters.