SR. Firewall Network Engineer

Title: IT
- Senior Firewall Network Engineer

Contract Type: Direct Hire

Duration: This is a full time permanent position

Hours: Standard 8-5

Remote/Onsite:
Onsite/Hybrid

Job Scope/Summary:

The Senior Firewall Network Engineer is responsible for implementing and overseeing firewall policies based on input from the Information Security Team. This role acts as a liaison between Information Security and Networking teams, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.

Key responsibilities include:

● Collaborating with the Project Management Office and application system owners to guide system designers on firewall requirements and document system communication flows affecting firewall configurations.

● Advising business partners on B2B VPN requirements and documenting VPN configurations and communication flows.

● Maintaining up-to-date system communication design documents for all systems traversing firewalls.

● Assisting other teams in troubleshooting systems by analyzing firewall logs and interpreting TCP/IP packet captures.

● Ensuring all firewall appliances are current with OS versions, anti-virus signatures, applications, threat databases, Wildfire, and associated licenses.

● Staying informed about emerging firewall technologies, evaluating new features, and providing recommendations to IT management.

● Performing firewall hardware break/fix replacements and upgrades as needed.

● Monitoring Service Desk incident and request tickets, taking ownership of or delegating firewall issues to appropriate personnel.

● Participating as an active member of the Technical Review Board and Change Advisory Board for system change management.

● Initiating effective communication with all Information Technology areas to ensure information is disseminated effectively for planning, decision-making, and other management needs.

● Maintaining clear communication and effective relations with all health system departments, users, and user groups.

● Conduct research on firewall network products, services, protocols, and standards in support of network procurement and development efforts

● Establish connectivity and uptime service level agreements

Required Education, Qualifications and Experience:

- Five or more years’ experience with Palo Alto Networks firewalls is required, preferably in the healthcare industry. PCNSE certification preferred.

- On hand technical knowledge or networking systems, protocols, firewalls, load balancers, and VPN technologies

- Experienced with network monitoring and troubleshooting tools

- Cisco CCNA certification or equivalent demonstrated knowledge is preferred.

- Two (2) or more years of team leadership preferred.

- Proficiency in recording and interpreting TCP/IP packet captures is required.

- Skills in automation languages are a plus: python, java, perl, etc

Preferred: n/a

* SDWAN experience

• Seniority level
  
  Mid-Senior level

• Employment type
  
  Full-time

• Job function
  
  Information Technology
• Industries IT Services and IT Consulting and Computer and Network Security

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