FIREWALL ADMINISTRATOR

Target Labs, Inc; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an entry-level firewall administrator to support operational security duties in a firewall group. This role involves coordinating IT operations, performing security upgrades on Cisco networks, and monitoring firewall policies. Ideal candidates will have some experience in Cisco networking and strong communication skills, with Cisco certifications being highly preferred.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years experience with Cisco networking and security solutions.
• Familiarity with Juniper and common networking tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with various IT operations teams.
• Perform Cisco security upgrades and respond to incidents.
• Monitor and implement security policies on firewalls.

Skills

Cisco networking

Security solutions

Troubleshooting

Education

Cisco or Juniper Security certifications

General security certifications (CISSP et al)

Tools

nmap

Wireshark

tcpdump

Solarwinds

Job description

Travel:Frequent travel to site in Riverdale, MD.

Targeted Start:10/15/2012

Travel Required:none

Overview:

Entry-level firewall administrator needed to assist in day-to-day operational security duties in a firewall group handling Cisco, Juniper, and Palo Alto Network firewalls.

T&E Provided:No

Responsibilities:

- Coordination with various IT operations teams.

- Perform Cisco security upgrades (including testing and roll-out).

- Respond and analyze security incidents and events.

- Build, monitor, and troubleshoot Cisco and Juniper IPSEC VPN tunnels.

- Monitor, maintain, and implement security policies on firewalls.

Qualifications:

- Experience working with Cisco networking and security solutions, usually gained over 1-2 years (including routers, switches, and firewalls).

- Familiarity with Juniper and other firewall platforms preferred.

- Experience using common networking tools to aid in troubleshooting, including nmap, wireshark, tcpdump, Solarwinds, and others.

- Basic understanding of proxy and URL filtering services for end users (Websense preferred).

- Basic understanding of anti-virus and client disk encryption technologies.

- Basic understanding of IDS/IPS and SIEM operation.

- Expertise in common networking concepts and protocols including, but not limited to:

- TCP/UDP ports and protocols.

- The OSI model.

- Layer 2 switching concepts (spanning tree, VLAN trunking, etc.).

- Experience with common network tools (e.g. tcpdump, Wireshark).

- Extremely process and detail oriented.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Qualifications:

- Cisco or Juniper Security certifications (CCSP, etc.) greatly preferred .

- General security certifications (CISSP et al) preferred .