Sr. Firewall Engineer

CyberSearch; St. Louis (MO); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Sr. Firewall Engineer to enhance their network security infrastructure. This role involves migrating from Checkpoint Firewalls to Cisco Next-Gen Firewalls, ensuring compliance with industry best practices, and providing technical leadership in security policy management. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in network security engineering, particularly with Checkpoint and Cisco technologies, and a proactive approach to problem-solving. Join a dynamic team where your expertise will drive significant improvements in security operations and contribute to the overall success of the organization.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of experience in network security engineering is required.
• Proven track record in leading firewall migration projects.
• Strong communication and analytical skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist in migrating network security infrastructure from Checkpoint to Cisco firewalls.
• Perform quarterly and annual firewall policy reviews.
• Support regulatory examinations and internal audits as needed.

Skills

Network Security Engineering

Checkpoint Firewalls

Cisco ASA/Firepower

Firewall Compliance

Migration Experience

DNS

Proxy

Routing

Switching

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Communication Skills

Collaboration Skills

Tools

Tufin

Firemon

Job description

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Sr. Firewall Engineer
Location: REMOTE
Length: 6-12 months
Start: ASAP
Interview: Video

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the migration of our customer’s organization’s network security infrastructure from Checkpoint Firewalls to Cisco Next-Gen Firewalls, as well as assist with the remediation of overly permissive rulesets.
• Capture new requests as tickets, and document progress towards fulfillment in the ticket.
• Perform quarterly and annual firewall policy reviews.
• Work independently under the direction of management.
• Provide thought leadership for technical and process improvements.
• Successfully deliver the right results on initiatives in a timely and effective manner.
• Interface with peers to capture and document explicit business, functional, and technical requirements.
• Mitigate risk within assigned assets, technologies, or platforms.
• Support regulatory examinations and internal audits as needed.
• Use Tufin or Firemon to manage security policies and build automation into the workflow.
• Understand and apply Production Security policies, standards, and processes to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information.
• Support assigned security technologies in accordance with security policies and standards.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Minimum of 6-8 years of experience in network security engineering, with specific experience in Checkpoint Firewall and Cisco ASA/Firepower technologies is REQUIRED.
• Cisco FTD – Must (Real World Experience), Cisco ASA, and Checkpoint Firewalls is REQUIRED.
• Worked in the firewall compliance space and knows to follow best practices in the industry.
• Firewall upgrade, RMA, migration, or refresh experience is REQUIRED.
• DNS, Proxy, Routing, and Switching experience is REQUIRED.
• Tufin, Cloud Experience, Automation Scripting, Engineering Experience is REQUIRED.
• Regulatory control standards experience.
• Proven track record in successfully leading firewall migration projects from Checkpoint to Cisco Next-Gen firewalls is REQUIRED.
• Need someone who understands Checkpoint and can break down rulesets from a Checkpoint standpoint, as well as someone who understands how to move a Checkpoint device from layer 1 to layer 7.
• Need someone that has the willingness to learn, and someone who is a self-starter is REQUIRED.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and resolve complex network security issues related to migration.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

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