Security/Firewall Architect

Procom Services; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT services firm is looking for a Security/Firewall Architect in Dallas, Texas. The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of experience in IT with hands-on experience in security architectures and firewalls, including Juniper and Cisco. This position involves responsibilities such as translating business requirements into technical solutions and providing engineering support. Candidates with CISSP certification will be preferred. This role offers competitive compensation and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years' experience in Information Technology.
• Hands-on experience with firewalls and security architectures.
• CISSP Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements into technical architectures.
• Provide engineering and operational support for customers.
• Perform continuous process improvement in security architecture.

Skills

Juniper

Cisco

Check Point

TCP/IP

Network security

Risk analysis

Firewalls

CISSP Certification

Tools

Microsoft Visio

TCPDUMP

Wireshark

Job description

Overview

Procom is a leading provider of professional IT services and staffing to businesses and governments in Canada.

With revenues over $500 million, the Branham Group has recognized Procom as the 3rd largest professional services firm in Canada and is now the largest Canadian-Owned IT staffing/consulting company.

Procom’s areas of staffing expertise include:

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements into technical architectures, frameworks and solution configurations for internal and MSSP customers.
• Provide engineering and operational support for internal and external customers using a Service Desk approach.
• Performing continuous process improvement across security architecture, engineering, and operations.

Qualifications

Security/Firewall Architect Mandatory Skills

• Minimum of 12 years’ experience in Information Technology, providing operational and engineering support.
• Hands-on experience with Juniper, Cisco, and Check Point firewalls. Palo Alto a plus.
• 5 years’ experience using formal ticketing system (Remedy, CA USD)
• Ability to create data flow diagrams from business requirements.
• Advanced Layer 3 and Layer 4 Packet Analysis
• Checkpoint, Cisco and Juniper Multi-Services Platforms
• Create process documentation
• Current on network security trends, applications/software/issues
• Evaluate and Implement customer move, add, change, delete requests
• Firewall
• Firewalls TCP/IP
• Identify security incidents and support client remediation
• Information Security standards and practices
• Internet security
• LAN and or WAN routers and switches
• Network security
• Risk analysis
• Routing protocols - BGP - OSPF - STP - IPV6 - MPLS
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues
• Troubleshoot end to end network connectivity using command line tools
• Blue Coat Proxy
• Checkpoint advanced firewall solution design - implementation and administration
• Checkpoint NG
• Cisco IDS - IPS / Intrusion Detection
• Cisco PIX firewall
• CISSP Certification
• Firewall acceleration and load balancing technologies
• Juniper - Netscreen / Juniper Firewalls
• Client brick firewall
• Security architectures
• Security certification
• VPN
• Able to read, write, analyze firewall policies.
• Able to use CA USD in ITIL framework to support requests and work.
• Able to read, write Access Control Lists.
• Able to perform security control optimization using one of the following: Tufin, Skybox, FireMon or AlgoSec.
• Experience with Microsoft Visio.
• Experience with Layer 3 networking, able to understand complex routing and NAT.
• Experience with protocol capture, trace, and decode via TCPDUMP and/or Wireshark.
• Able to perform on-call and after hours changes as required to support internal and external customers.
• Experience with PCI-DSS governance and compliance framework.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.