Firewall Engineer

Overview

SkyePoint Decisions is a leading Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering, Critical Infrastructure and Operations, and Applications Development and Maintenance IT service provider headquartered in Dulles, Virginia with operations across the U.S. We provide innovative enterprise-wide solutions as well as targeted services addressing the complex challenges faced by our federal government clients.

This is a contingent position based upon customer approval.

This position is hybrid located in Springfield, VA.

• Will engage in attacks against the infrastructure, develop security tools, analyze access patterns and hacking behavior, audit source code for vulnerabilities, work with the team to improve best practices and deploy attack detection and prevention tools.
• Identify significant, actual, and potential cyber security problems, trends and weaknesses and recommend specific modifications and solutions to reduce information systems security risks.
• Implement security solutions to integrate into existing network environment. Establish requirements and make recommendations on the appropriate infrastructure protection tools, methods and technologies.
• Review established policies, write policy guidance and standards. Establish technical or procedural enforcements for pertinent policies.
• Review proposed new systems, networks and software designs for potential security risks and resolve integration security issues across disciplines. Define the scope and level of detail for applicable security plans and policies.
• Investigate and respond rapidly to security incidents. Acquire, analyze and interpret packet captures and logs to accomplish rapid and accurate incident response.

• Firewall engineering experience to include design and configuration of firewall solutions
• Experience with Palo Alto/ForcePoint firewall installation, configuration, and administration
• Experience pulling firewall logs and performing analysis on the effectiveness of firewall solutions
• Understanding of cloud security solutions and associated firewall engineering
• Secret security clearance with ability to obtain a Top Secret
• Experience delivering and deploying firewall engineering services in a cloud environment
• Experience with Microsoft Cloud Access Security
• Experience delivering services to federal client
• 5-10 years hands on experience in the IT security space
• Must be a U.S. citizen

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• CCNA
• CCIE
• Network+
• Networking Experience in cloud environments
• Microsoft Express Route
• Zero Trust Networking
• SD-WAN

Salary Range: $150,000-$174,000

In addition to a competitive salary, SkyePoint offers benefits including a certification incentive program, PTO, floating federal holiday options, several insurance options including HMO and High Deductible plans with Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Flex Spending Accounts (FSAs), Full Dental Plans, Vision, Short/Long Term Disability, Life Insurance, and 401(k) matched.

• Certification Incentive Program:
  To promote professional development, we recognize and reward employees who obtain new certifications aligned with business needs.
• Flexible Work Environment

SkyePoint Decisions is a participating E-Verify Employer. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.