IT Analyst, Senior - FAA

Cobec, Inc.; Egg Harbor Township (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cobec, Inc. in Atlantic City, NJ, is seeking a Senior IT Analyst–FAA to provide hands-on network security support and firewall administration in an enterprise environment.

The role focuses on Check Point clusters, Zscaler platforms, incident response, and security assessments to protect the FAA enterprise network with thousands of users. Onsite work at WJHTC is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or a related field, or 12 years of relevant IT experience in lieu of degree.
• 8+ years of IT experience with enterprise firewall administration and Check Point clusters.
• Experience supporting firewall environments for large organizations (> 35,000 users).
• Strong expertise in Check Point firewall technologies and enterprise security operations.
• Experience with incident response, security assessments, and compliance activities.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple Check Point firewall clusters supporting FAA IAP.
• Support Zscaler ZIA, ZPA, and ZDX platforms.
• Configure and manage network security capabilities (IPS, Anti‑Virus, DLP, SSL Interception, Identity Awareness).
• Monitor, investigate, and remediate cybersecurity events and incidents.

Skills

Check Point firewall

Zscaler

Network security ops

Incident response

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field

Tools

Fortinet

Zscaler Platform

ServiceNow

Job description

Position: IT Analyst, Senior - FAA

Function: Firewall Network Engineer

Location: Onsite - William J. Hughes Technical Center (WJHTC), Atlantic City, NJ

Remote Work Option: No

Salary Range: $90- $130k

Security Requirements

Must be a US citizen or a legal resident for three of the past five years. Public Trust cannot be granted without meeting the residency requirement.
Must meet eligibility requirements for a US Public Trust security clearance (moderate risk), including a soft credit check and criminal background check. Please refer to the criteria listed in 5 CFR 731.202 to understand the Public Trust suitability requirements.

Culture

Cobec is consistently breaking the current mold for delivering services to our government clients. What does that mean? That means believing in a "people first" mentality, building high performance teams and empowering people to make informed decisions without going through a large bureaucratic system. Cobec values the well-being of employees and bestows tremendous trust in those people to negotiate work and non-work obligations. Cobec is where someone can bring their whole self to work and be themselves, never having to compromise their authenticity just to fit in. Lastly, we believe in the work we do, the goals and missions of our customers and the interpersonal relationships we have with clients, stakeholders and our people.

Values and Expectations

The successful candidate for this role embodies the same values as Cobec. We realize experience is important, however; Cobec believes a person's abilities and skills that align with our values (Caring About the Whole Human, Integrity, Innovation and Initiative, Excellence and Growth with Intention) are the most important drivers for success in this role.

In addition to exhibiting our values, a successful candidate for this role is expected to be a high performer, organized, dynamic, and have a positive attitude.

Job Summary

This position will provide technical support to the FAA. This position involves FAA Infrastructure & Operations (I&O) Networks Group in protecting and securing the FAA enterprise network, which supports thousands of users and mission-critical National Airspace System (NAS) systems.

This position provides hands‑on technical support across day‑to‑day network security operations, cybersecurity initiatives, and infrastructure projects. The successful candidate will bring significant enterprise firewall expertise, particularly within Check Point environments, and be able to contribute with minimal training.

Years of Relevant Experience

The position requires at least 8 years of relevant IT experience; or 12 years of relevant IT experience in lieu of a degree. Recent, hands‑on experience administering and managing multiple Check Point firewall clusters within a large enterprise environment.
Experience supporting firewall environments for organizations with 35,000+ users.

• Experience preventing, detecting, investigating, and remediating cybersecurity incidents.
• Experience developing incident response procedures and participating in security assessments.
• Previous experience with government customers and large, cross‑functional technical teams is preferred.

Essential Job Functions

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from this position if the work is similar, related, and/or a logical assignment for this position. Other duties may be required and assigned.

Network Security and Firewall Support

• Manage multiple Check Point firewall clusters supporting the FAA Internet Access Point (IAP).
• Manage and support the Zscaler Zero Trust platform, including ZIA, ZPA, and ZDX.
• Implement, configure, and manage network security capabilities, including IPS, Anti‑Virus, Anti‑Bot, DLP, SSL Interception, and Identity Awareness.
• Maintain secure and reliable enterprise network services in coordination with network, security, and operations teams.

Cybersecurity Operations

• Monitor, prevent, identify, investigate, and remediate cybersecurity events and threats.
• Develop, maintain, and improve incident response procedures.
• Track and resolve cybersecurity and network incidents through an enterprise ticketing system.
• Manage traffic and audit logs and maintain historical data supporting SIEM applications.

Security Assessment and Compliance

• Support annual security assessments and associated remediation activities.
• Track and support resolution of Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) items.
• Support Trusted Internet Connections (TIC) compliance activities.
• Participate in annual Cybersecurity Test Facility exercises and support continuous improvement of incident response procedures.

Collaboration and Project Support

• Work closely with network, security, operations, and other technical teams to maintain the availability, security, and integrity of enterprise network services.
• Independently manage assigned technical projects and priorities.
• Clearly communicate technical findings, risks, issues, and recommended actions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or a related field and 8 years of relevant IT experience; or 12 years of relevant IT experience in lieu of a bachelor's degree.

Skills Requirements

• Subject Matter Expert-level knowledge of Check Point firewall technologies, with recent hands‑on administration and management experience.
• Ability to manage multiple Check Point firewall clusters in a large enterprise environment with minimal training.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise firewall and network security operations.
• Demonstrated experience identifying, investigating, and remediating cybersecurity incidents.
• Experience developing and improving incident response procedures.
• Experience supporting cybersecurity assessments and compliance efforts.
• Experience tracking and resolving incidents through an enterprise ticketing system.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and take ownership of projects.

Preferred Skills

• Hands‑on Fortinet experience.
• Hands‑on Zscaler experience, including ZIA, ZPA, and ZDX.
• Experience working with government customers and cross‑functional technical teams.
• ServiceNow or similar enterprise service management experience.

Travel

Travel required as needed by client/s and/or company to various FAA field sites.

EEO

Cobec, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state and local law.

EEO is the Law