Senior Check Point Firewall Engineer

ECS Tech Inc•Washington, DC

5h•Hybrid

About The Position

CS is seeking a Senior Check Point Firewall Engineer to work in our Washington, DC office / remote. The role is contingent upon additional funding. ECS is seeking a Senior Check Point Firewall Engineer to provide the following services to our Federal government client.

Requirements

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.