Security Analyst

NETWORK SECURITY ENGINEER WANTED to provide operational support for Firewalls within our customer networks. This includes operational requests, emergency troubleshooting, and other project oriented duties.

Position is responsible for all network security/Firewall-related issues including:

- Designing, modifying, and updating configuration on Firewall infrastructure
- Ensuring production stability of Firewall infrastructure
- Making recommendations and coordinating Firewall upgrades/improvements
- Troubleshooting and resolving all Firewall issues (24/7 support via on-call rotation)
- Gathering customer requirements to create detailed implementation plans in accordance change management and incident management processes
- Investigation and resolution of incident tickets
- Troubleshoot traffic passing Firewalls via logs and packet captures
- Interfacing with other areas of organization regarding general security
- Generating and updating network documentation and diagrams
- Administration of network Firewalls including Cisco, Checkpoint, Fortigate and Juniper in regards to Policy, NAT, IPSEC VPN and Firewall gateway OS configuration

REQUIREMENTS

- Strong, current Cisco ASA experience at the enterprise level required
- Experience with multiple site Firewall installations, including highly available clusters
- In-depth knowledge of various aspects and components of the security infrastructure, including encryption methods/standards, intruder detection, perimeter security, event correlation, authentication services, vulnerability analysis, VPN, IPSEC, advanced incident handling and forensics best practices
- Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving and analytical abilities
- Ability to provide 24/7 support as needed via on-call rotation
- Ability to work well under pressure, grasp new ideas quickly and be able to thrive in a dynamic and diverse environment
- Ability to deal with changing priorities and multi-task several projects
- Willingness to help others
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

This contract position is expected to be 3-4 months in duration.