Network Security Administrator

Job Category: Network Security Administrator

Job Type: Onsite

Job Location: Colorado Denver

Compensation: Depends on Experience

W2: W2-Contract Only;
Kindly note that applications on a C2C basis will not be considered for this role.

Cyber Security Administrator – Contractor

The objective of this engagement is to provide specialized network and cyber security administration support to ensure state agencies maintain secure, compliant, and modern network infrastructures. This role focuses on the mitigation of operational challenges, hardware life cycles, and the execution of critical security requests.

• Administrative Daily Responsibilities:
  Review and execution of Firewall Service Requests (FSRs), break‑fix tickets, and formal change requests.
• Infrastructure Modernization:
  Facilitating the decommissioning and “refresh” of End‑of‑Life (EOL) hardware on a recurring basis.
• Compliance Maintenance:
  Implementing security controls and configurations to ensure agencies remain in alignment with IRS, FBI, and CJI compliance standards.
• Hardware Administration:
  Technical configuration and management of Cisco ASA and Palo Alto firewalls.

• Standard
  
  Hours:
  
  40 hours per week, Monday through Friday.
• On‑Call Rotation:
  Participation in a weekly on‑call rotation to address after‑hours incidents.
• After‑Hours Maintenance:
  Availability for scheduled maintenance windows or emergency response situations outside of standard business hours.
• Background checks:
  Must be able to pass Criminal, financial backgrounds and drug test.

• Palo Alto Firewalls:
  Next‑generation firewall features such as Zones, security policies, S2S VPN, Natting, and basic threat prevention.
• Cisco ASA Firewalls:
  Configuration, troubleshooting, and rule management.
• General Networking:
  Foundational knowledge of routing protocols, subnetting, OSI model, etc.