Team Lead Firewall Administrator

TekSynap•New Cumberland, PA

16h•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Firewall Administrator to join our team supporting the DLA's Firewall Administration Support Services team. TekSynap is a fast growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. “Technology moving at the speed of thought” embodies these principles – the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers. We offer our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays. Visit us at www.TekSynap.com. Apply now to explore jobs with us! The safety and health of our employees is of the utmost importance. Employees are required to comply with any vaccination requirements mandated by contract, applicable law or regulation. By applying to a role at TekSynap you are providing consent to receive text messages regarding your interview and employment status. If at any time you would like to opt out of text messaging, respond "STOP". As part of the application process, you agree that TekSynap Corporation may retain and use your name, e-mail, and contact information for purposes related to employment consideration.

Requirements

Active IT-1 Secret Clearance
DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification: Category IAT Level II or higher (one of the following): CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+CE, CND, SSCP, CASP+ CE, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), GCED, GCIH, or CCSP
Computing Environment (one of the following): CCSA, CCSE or CCSM
Five (5) years relevant experience to include the following:
Working knowledge of Firewalls.
Working knowledge of enterprise firewall solutions, including Check Point firewalls, with experience supporting and maintaining secure network environments.
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 DLA 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.

Nice To Haves

Cloud Certification (one of the following): AWS Cloud Practitioner, Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals, or Comp TIA Cloud+

Responsibilities

Demonstrates knowledge and accomplishment in monitoring and analyzing Firewall system logs.
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, TPOCs, and government user representatives to ensure accurate solutions and user satisfaction on technical matters.
Ability to formulate Security policy and manage Security configuration.