Overview

JOB 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

 

Responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• 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:

• OSPF
• EIGRP
• BGP

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.