OverviewJOB TITLE: Senior Network Security Engineer (Firewall/IPS) - Top Secret Required
GOVERNMENT AGENCY: DOJ NSD - National Security Division
POSITION INFORMATION: Full-Time Position; Government contractor supporting DOJ NSD
LOCATION: Washington, DC
POSITION TIMING: ASAP; hiring immediately
BENEFITS: Health, Dental and Vision, 401(k), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), 11 Paid Federal Holidays, PTO, education reimbursement
ResponsibilitiesRESPONSIBILITIES:
- Plans, coordinates, and implements the organization's information security.
- Analyzes requirements and potential solutions for technical and economic feasibility.
- Design optimized firewall and IPS rule structure and ensures standards are maintained.
- Monitors and maintains health of all firewalls/IPS and recommends improvements.
- Develops and maintains documentation of firewall/IPS procedures.
- Develops and maintains complex schematics relating to network security.
- Researches, evaluates, recommends, designs, tests, and implements new network security technologies.
- Displays expert knowledge of current security tools and practices.
- Under general guidance, provides support to network engineers.
Qualifications- 10+ years of IT experience, required
- Bachelor's Degree, strongly preferred
Mandatory hands-on experience with the following technologies:- Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) - upgrade, licensing, maintenance, and deployment
- Cisco Firepower - upgrade, maintenance, and deployment
- Cisco migration from ASA to Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) mode
- Cisco 802.1X - ongoing deployment
- DMVPN design and deployment, compliant with CNSSP-15
- Juniper ADVPN
Good working understanding of the following routing protocols:CERTIFICATIONS:- CCNP Security - Strongly preferred
- CCNP Enterprise (Routing & Switching) - Strongly preferred
- CCDP - preferred
SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:- Active Top Secret, required.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Standard office environment; ability to lift 25 pounds.
