Senior Check Point Firewall Engineer

ECS Tech Inc • Washington, DC

11d • $130,000 - $150,000 • Remote

About The Position

ECS is seeking a Senior Check Point Firewall Engineer to work in our Washington, DC office / remote. ECS is seeking a Senior Check Point Firewall Engineer to provide the following services to our Federal government client:

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant work experience required
• Minimum five (5) years of experience configuring and administering Checkpoint Firewalls.
• In-depth knowledge of security operations, including firewall rules and security policies.
• Strong networking ability and knowledge of firewall platforms to assist in rapid identification and isolation of issues during incidents and outages.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customer staff to design, plan and implement new firewall architectures, upgrades and features as necessary.
• Lead in the administration of the client's Check Point firewalls to include updates, upgrades, policy administration and validation.
• Review and implement customer changes consistent with existing policies.
• Review and update documentation to ensure consistency with current procedures.
• Manage and tune additional software blades associated with firewall architecture. (IPS, URL, Application Control, AV, Advanced Malware detection).
• Willingness to work outside of normal business hours to support outage resolution, planned maintenance or to implement an upgrade.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed