Firewall Engineer; Palo Alto

Position: Firewall Engineer (Palo Alto)
This position is for a Firewall Engineer with a concentration on Palo Alto Next Generation Firewalls.

The right candidate will be a self-starter who can serve in a technical lead role, provide technical project management/oversight, and provide hands-on support at an SME level within areas of focus.

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Advance hands on experience and knowledge of Firewall technologies

Experienced with BGP routing protocol

Advance hands on experience and knowledge with System design, administration, and security

Strong team player, able to communicate and show leadership amongst teams of similarly knowledgeable specialists and engineers

Experience supporting technical teams in a lead role Experience working with Incident, Problem, and Change Management Desired Qualifications Familiarity and/or prior experience working with Cloud environment(s) (e.g. Azure, AWS, or OCI)
Active certification as a professional in Palo Alto and/or Checkpoint Active certification as a network professional (CCNP, CISSP, etc.)Additional Information

Hours:

Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 4:30

PM

Location:

820 Follin Lane, Vienna, VA  Security Drive Winchester, VA  Heritage Oaks Drive, Pensacola, FL 32526

Serve as an experienced engineer working with application teams to properly shape firewall rules.

Act as a liaison between the firewall team and Information Security.

System network requirements gathering

Engineer/Implementation of Checkpoint Nextgen firewall policies

Engineer/Implementation of Palo Alto Nextgen firewalls policies

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