Security Firewall Engineer - Information Technology

Fort Bend County • Richmond, TX

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About The Position

The Security Firewall Engineer ensures the network operates efficiently with minimum downtime and troubleshoots network security incidents. The role configures and supports network and firewall infrastructure, develops requirements for firewall rule implementation, and is responsible for enterprise network security design standards. The engineer identifies incident root causes and provides recommendations.

The position is on call 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, to respond to network-related problems and outages. The employee may also participate in emergency-management activities during a local state of disaster as directed by appropriate county managers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field; a high school diploma/GED and four years of relevant professional experience may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree.
• Three years of hands-on experience with IPS, IDS, VPNs, firewall technologies, TCP and UDP, SIEMs, network security endpoints, DNS, and DHCP.
• Understanding of the County’s logical and physical topologies and network protocols.
• Knowledge of Cisco Firepower Firewall and strong routing and switching expertise.
• Ability to perform analysis using security tools.
• Investigative mindset and excellent attention to detail.
• Understanding of information security threats and attack patterns.
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Strong understanding of threat and network traffic analysis methodologies, including packet-level analysis.
• Knowledge of networking principles such as WAN connections.
• Hands-on expertise and understanding of installing, configuring, integrating, and maintaining network security.
• Knowledge of firewall management tools.
• Network planning and design experience and strong communication skills.
• Ability to develop and deliver comprehensive, data-driven reports to the team and key stakeholders.
• Ability to use tools to diagnose and resolve network issues.
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to conduct network penetration tests and vulnerability assessments.

Nice To Haves

• CCNP, CISSP, Security+, ITIL, CCSE, or CCNA certification.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the network operates efficiently with minimum downtime.
• Troubleshoot network security incidents.
• Configure and support network and firewall infrastructure.
• Develop requirements for firewall rule implementation, including source and destination IPs, ports, and transport protocols.
• Maintain enterprise network security design standards.
• Identify incident root causes and provide appropriate recommendations.
• Be on call 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, to respond to network-related problems and outages.
• Participate in emergency-management activities during a local state of disaster as directed by appropriate county managers.

Benefits

• Full-time employees receive a wide range of benefits.
• All full-time and part-time employees are members of the Texas County District Retirement System (TCDRS).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time