CYBER SECURITY L3 Firewall Engineer

Essential Qualifications/Experience:

·       3+ years practical experience in cyber security or related field

·       Extensive knowledge and experience (min 3 years) in the following areas:

ü  Palo Alto Networks Firewalls and Palo Alto Networks Panorama for Enterprise level deployments

ü  Firewall installation and management of other vendors

ü  Scripting (Bash, Python, Ansible)

ü  Experience with network protocols and traffic analysis

ü  Ability to troubleshoot complex network security issues

ü  LAN/WAN networking including protocol network architecture, and the vulnerabilities of modern operating systems and applications

ü  TCP/IP protocols and services

ü  Knowledge of *nix-based Operating Systems

·       Training/certifications:

ü  Relevant certifications in cyber security, such as Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or GIAC Security

Desirable Qualifications/Experience:

·       Administration of *nix-based Operating Systems

·       Experience in working for or supporting a military or governmental organization

·       Understanding of Information Security Practices relating to the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of information (CIA triad.)

·       A minimum requirement of a Bachelor's degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 3 years post-related experience

·        Or exceptionally, the lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate's particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to NCIA, that is, at least 10 years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to those in this Statement of Work

DUTIES/ROLE:

·       Build, implement, maintain, and support Next Generation Firewalls (System Administration)

·       Configure, maintain and review security policies and additional Next Generation Firewall capabilities (System Configuration) Essential functions include, but are not limited to:

ü  Central administration and configuration of Firewalls to ensure continuing functionality and availability

ü  Firewall policy/ruleset implementation and verification

ü  Provide technical support in troubleshooting infrastructure and operational issues and collaborating with other teams for a successful resolution

ü  Collaborate with the Infrastructure Management and other Cyber Security teams

ü  Provide assistance to Incident Handlers to identify and remediate security incidents

ü  Review security documentation and provide technical advice, when requested

ü  Perform other duties as may be required