Title: Firewall Engineer
Location: Brooklyn NY
Duration: 11 Months
Pay Rate: $80/Hr on W2 (WO BENEFITS)
Client Domain: Government/Public Sector
The ideal candidate is a NY resident with at least 12 years of experience in networking network security and firewalls as well as handson experience in Cisco and Palo Alto firewall technology
The Work Arrangement is Hybrid: Work location & Remote (X days in office/X days remote). For the first few months the user must be onsite Monday Friday.
Tasks:
- Participate in design meetings and reviews on assigned priority projects from a security and network perspective.
- Propose networking security architecture to meet the business requirements while adhering to OTIs best practices guidelines.
- Collaborate with OTIs Architect teams to develop operable solutions for Citywide requirements.
- Complete all requirements for installing new network or firewall devices.
- Follow the OTI process for new device provisioning of integrated systems.
- Configure ports configure firewalls apply the base template configurations and integrate the appliances into the production network.
- Develop and validate base configurations for the new firewall.
- Follow OTIs established procedures to replace firewalls and firewall rules successfully.
Mandatory Skills/Experience:
- Minimum 12 years of experience in networking network security and firewalls.
- Must have handson experience with Palo Alto.
- Deep understanding and experience of DNS NTP BGP and other critical infrastructure protocols.
- Must understand BGP MPLS OSPF and ISIS routing protocols in a large environment.
- Deep understanding of routing load balancing and networking infrastructure.
Desirable Skills/Experience:
- Handson experience in Cisco and Palo Alto firewall technology.
- Additional experience in the field of load balancing.
- Good project management skills.
- Ability to simultaneously work on multiple projects.
Additional Details:
- Work Location: Hybrid Based in Brooklyn NY
- Scheduled Work Hours: 35 hours/week
- Assignment Start Date: Immediate start
- Duration of Contract: 11 months
Skill | Required / Desired | Years of Experience | Candidate |
Minimum 12 years of experience in networking network security and firewalls. | Required | 12 | |
Must have handson experience with Palo Alto. | Required | | |
Deep understanding and experience of DNS NTP BGP and other critical infrastructure protocols. | Required | | |
Must understand BGP MPLS OSPF and ISIS routing protocols in a large environment. | Required | | |
Deep understanding of routing load balancing and networking infrastructure. | Required | | |
Handson experience in Cisco and Palo Alto firewall technology. | Desired | | |
Additional experience in the field of load balancing. | Desired | | |
Good project management skills. | Desired | | |
Ability to simultaneously work on multiple projects. | Desired | | |