Firewall Engineer

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Advance Your Career in Cyber Security. Our company is poised to grow by double digits this year. Utilize your cyber security skills in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment to serve our customers in the continental United States. This is primarily a remote work position; you must live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and be authorized to work within the United States.

Info Defense is looking for a Firewall Engineer to join our team. The person hired into this position will assist with configuring firewalls, designing enterprise networks, building automation tooling, monitoring and responding to security events, and developing secure infrastructure.

This is a full‑time, salaried, remote work position. However, to be qualified the candidate must reside within the Dallas‑Fort Worth metropolitan area. This position also involves being part of a rotating on‑call schedule to address service outages and security incidents, which rarely may require travel.

To be successful in this position, the candidate must be proficient in networking and firewalls, especially in relation to routing, switching, and network security. Exceptional verbal and written communication skills are essential. We are looking for someone with the desire and ability to learn quickly, a great attitude, good work ethic, and at least two years of information technology experience including the following:

• Firewall configuration
• Network Administration & Troubleshooting
• Proficient in dynamic routing concepts such as EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, etc.
• Proficient in advanced network configurations such as SDWAN, FHRPs, HA, fully‑connected networks, etc.
• Experience designing IPSec S2S and Dialup tunnels
• Skilled at building robust NGFW security profiles (WAF, application control, DNS filtering, etc.) and policies/rules
• Degree from an accredited college or university

• Knowledge of one or more scripting languages Python, Bash, Power Shell, JavaScript, etc.
• Experience managing Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure and networks
• Fundamental understanding of NIST SP 800‑171, CMMC 2.0, or any other regulatory standards (HIPAA, SOX, PCI‑DSS, etc).
• Certifications (CISSP, Security+, CEH, CISA, CISM, Fortinet NSE4, Microsoft) and any other cyber security related certification
• Military service is a plus
• Knowledge of Fortinet technologies (Forti Gate, Forti Switch, Forti
  
  OS) is a big plus
• Kubernetes experience is a big plus

Info Defense offers a generous base salary along with performance bonuses, 401k retirement plan, health, dental, vision, life, and short and long‑term disability benefits. All candidates are required to submit to a background check prior to beginning work.

A turn‑key cyber security solutions provider, and equal opportunity employer, Info Defense provides best‑in‑class information protection, network security, system security, identity and access management, as well as IT governance, and risk and compliance solutions. With a current focus on Department of Defense contractors with Cyber Security Maturity Model (CMMC) compliance requirements, Info Defense has also served financial services, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, and government customers since 2001.

Info Defense is headquartered in the Dallas‑Fort Worth metropolitan area.