Senior Firewall Analyst Check Point Engineer Level II

Description of Work:
Peraton Global Health and Financial Solutions sector is seeking a Senior Firewall Analyst to join our team of qualified diverse individuals. This position will be located in Woodlawn MD.
The qualified applicant will become part of Peratons Health Systems Management operating unit which focuses on Healthcare IT solutions for our Federal State and Local government clients. The qualified candidate should also have strong analytical problem solving and communication skills with a keen attention to detail.
Provide technical analysis in network security planning engineering and design.
Service as the enterprise expert in crossfunctional discipline of enterprise network and cyber security infrastructure.
Provide analysis for implementation techniques and tools for the most efficient solution to network security problems.
Maintain technical expertise in all areas of network and cyber security hardware and software interconnection and interfacing such as routers firewalls and Intrusion Detection/Intrusion Prevention devices.

Coordinate thirdparty maintenance for network and cyber security equipment. Troubleshoot problems with department users and department network administrators.
Validate enterpriselevel network security design newly released equipment software and operating system for vulnerabilities and deficiencies.
Provide specifications and detail schematics for unified network architecture of the enterprise.
Provide daily monitoring/detection of potential performance/throughput issue and develop risk mitigation solutions.
Provide guidance to team members and provide status metrics to Government customer and Peraton management.
Provide thirdlevel support and troubleshooting of network problems. Periodically provide afterhours and weekend support.
Design test and implement stateoftheart secure operating systems networks and database products including design of highlevel dashboards using data feeds from different network tools.

Basic Qualifications:
Minimum knowledge skills abilities needed.
Bachelors Degree and 9 years of relevant cyber security experience or Masters Degree and 7 years of relevant cyber security experience or PhD with 4 years of relevant cyber security experience or 13 years of relevant cyber security experience in lieu of degree.
Possess once active (expertlevel) firewall certification: Check Point Security Expert (CCSE).
7 years of experience with Check Point Security Appliance products especially with Check Point next generation firewalls such as Maestro.
6 years of experience performing security functions on network devices appliances and security tools.
7 years of experience in demonstrates the skill and ability to translate security mandates and guidelines such as NIST 800series into operational functions.
6 years of experience with whitelisting and blacklisting using network security tools and devices.
Ability to obtain and maintain a US Public Trust clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:
Candidates with these skills will be given preferential consideration.
2 years of experience with virtual Check Point firewalls.
2 years of experience with Skybox tool.
Possess once active (expertlevel) firewall certification: Check Point Security Master (CCSM) or higher.
Prior experience supporting the Social Security Administration or similar government agencies.
Knowledge of business processes supporting IT programs networks and/or cybersecurity programs.
Knowledge of technologies networking principles data flows workflows and IT reporting.
Knowledge of network security tools.

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