Firewall Administrator-Information Technology Specialist

Salary : $87,341.79 - $139,397.61 Annually

Location : Plantation, FL

Job Type : Full-Time

Job Number : 1413291

Department : FASD ETS Infrastructure Svcs

Opening Date : 01 / 10 / 2025

Closing Date : Continuous

Veterans' Preference Notice : Under Section 295.07, Florida Statutes, certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such servicemembers and veterans, receive preference and priority, and certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements, in employment with Broward County and are encouraged to apply for the positions being filled.

REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for Information Technology Specialist.

Hands on Senior experience in the discipline of Firewall Administration in a large-scale network.

• Frequent updates to a myriad of security products in use to protect the network from external connections.
• Analysis and configuration of Firewall rules to allow inbound / outbound access under a least privileged model maintaining over 1,000 rules.
• Inspection and remediation of a micro-segmented network to only allow valid data flows specific to the department.
• Technical management of Web filtering and blocking of potential rogue websites.
• Performance monitoring of Internet traffic flows through redundant points of egress to the outside.
• Firewall deployment to new sites, with standardization of rules and configurations maintained under a central console. Monitoring to ensure all sites are consistently functional under the proper set of rules.
• Reactive support for zero-day security attacks against the Firewalls in a counter-defensive mode to withstand and sustain operations safely and without impact.

General Description

Manages large scale information technology projects.

Works under administrative supervision, developing and implementing programs within organizational policies and reports major activities to executive level administrators through conferences and reports.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in computer science or closely related field.

One year of relevant experience may be substituted for each year of required education.)

Requires four (4) years of experience in systems analysis, systems design and / or applications programming relevant to area of assignment including related project management or closely related experience.

Special Certifications and Licenses

None.

Preferences

Two or more Fortinet Certified Professional (FCP) Certifications

Two or more Fortinet Certified Solution Specialist (FCSS) Certifications

Fortinet Certified Expert (FCX)

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job as necessary.

Provides high-level technical expertise and project management direction of multiple large scale information technology initiatives including technological research, analysis, design, development, and implementation of projects.

Reviews County-wide information technology strategic direction, recommends approaches for incorporation of the emerging technologies when appropriate, and implements the approved approach.

Reviews programming techniques and recommends information technology solutions, enhancement plans, and related cost-benefit comparisons.

Supervises professional and technical personnel in assigned work teams or sections.

Plans, organizes and implements approved emerging technologies.

Administers County-wide technological specialty functions.

Performs project management responsibilities for large scale complex information technology projects.

Reviews systems designs, development of applications, and documentation for accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to departmental standards.

Documentation of deployment, security, quality assurance, change controls, and compliance.

Performs related work as assigned.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Physical Demands

Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.

Performs sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time and involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or sustained keyboard operations.

Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment)

Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.

None.

SPECIAL INFORMATION

Competencies

Anticipates and adopts innovations in business-building digital and technology applications. Is an early adopter of new technologies, technical skills, and capabilities that improve performance. Regularly experiments with and leverages technologies and tools to substantially improve performance.

Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. Consistently looks at complex issues from many angles; obtains a rich and deep understanding; swiftly cuts to the core issue; skillfully separates root causes from symptoms.

Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm. Takes immediate, decisive, independent action to resolve issues or problems. Persists as needed. Quickly and consistently identifies and pursues beneficial new opportunities.

Plans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals. Outlines clear plans that put actions in a logical sequence; conveys some time frames. Aligns own work with relevant workgroups. Takes some steps to reduce bottlenecks and speed up the work.

Knows the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement. Pays close attention to a variety of metrics and benchmarks; determines both major and subtle ways to optimize processes. Swiftly resolves process breakdowns; takes steps to ensure that problems do not recur.

Steps up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said. Shares own ideas and points of view openly, regardless of potential criticism or risk; shows conviction when faced with adversity and challenges; raises difficult topics to be sure they are addressed.

Actively seeks new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels. Demonstrates a strong commitment to development by regularly practicing and applying new knowledge and skills; is quick to share new learning with others. Creates a thorough, detailed development plan.

County Core Values

All Broward County employees strive to demonstrate the County's four core behavioral competencies.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance

Broward County is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion. Broward County is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. We support the hiring of people with disabilities; therefore, if you require assistance due to a disability, please contact the Professional Standards Section in advance at 954-357-6500 or email Profstandards@broward.org to make an accommodation request.

Emergency Management Responsibilities

Note : During emergency conditions, all County employees are automatically considered emergency service workers. County employees are subject to being called to work in the event of a disaster, such as a hurricane, or other emergency situation and are expected to perform emergency service duties, as assigned.

County-wide Employee Responsibilities

All Broward County employees must serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of Broward County's Employee Code of Ethics, gift, and conflict of interest policies.

All Broward County employees must establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, elected and appointed officials and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression.

Broward is a dynamic county that offers an exciting, stable career with incredible employee benefits such as 11 annual holidays, accrued annual / vacation and sick leave, FRS retirement, $50,000 of free life insurance, training and development, and participation eligibility in a deferred compensation (457) plan with a match up to $2,600. In addition, Broward County offers 2 health plans, a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a County-funded Health Savings Account (HSA), and a Consumer Driven Health plan (CDH), Dental insurance, Vision insurance and Section 125 Flexible spending accounts for Medical Expenses and Dependent Care. Part-time 20 benefit eligible employees receive the benefits described above at a reduced amount.

What is the highest level of education you have attained?

How many years of experience do you have in systems analysis, systems design and / or applications programming relevant to firewall administration in a large-scale network including related project management or closely related experience.

Describe your experiencing with OSPF and BGP routing protocols include use of technologies like VxLAN, VLAN, IPsec, tunneling, SSL decryption.

Describe a project for edge perimeter security that you have completed, your level of involvement, and the process involved in its completion. What challenges did you face and how did you overcome them?

In detail, describe your previous experience deploying network segmentation using firewalls, the greatest number of firewalls managed for segmentation, and explain the constraints and issues you encountered.

Describe an environment where you deployed NGFW, and what features you enabled. Elaborate on the challenge you were attempting to address with these features.

Describe your previous integration experience with products like Splunk, SOAR, Algosec, Cisco ISE, etc. Provide detail on any unique product you worked with.

Required Question

Salary : $87,342 - $139,398