What are the responsibilities and job description for the NMC_000280 - Firewall Specialist (W2 only) position at New Millenium Consulting?
One our clients in New York, Metro Area is urgently looking for a Firewall Specialist.
Hourly: $70 - $75 per hour (W2)
Duration: Long-term
SCOPE OF SERVICES:
Sr. Firewall Specialist will be required to assist with the design and deployment of firewall security solutions deployed in large, complex networked environments.
The engineer must be highly specialized to provide guidance at various stages of planning and implementing secure design, processes, and resilient solutions. (Firewalls and Network – Next-Gen Firewall, Cloud Security, Routing and Defensive Security)
TASKS:
- Participate in design meetings and reviews from a security and network perspective on assigned priority projects
- Propose networking security architecture to meet the business requirements and while adhering to best practices guidelines
- Collaborate with Architect teams for developing operable solutions for requirements
- Complete all requirements for installing new network or firewall devices
- Follow process for new devices provisioning of integrated systems
- Follow established procedures to successfully replace firewalls and firewall rules
- Serve as SME to increase security and adoption of cloud services
- Analyze and audit native Cloud provider security management tools
MANDATORY MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
The successful candidate must have minimally achieved the following level of experience:
- Minimum 10 years of experience in the field of networking, network security and firewalls
- Must have hands-on experience with Palo Alto
- Deep understanding and experience of DNS, NTP, BGP and other critical infrastructure protocols
- Must understand enterprise cloud provider services in a large environment
- Deep understanding on routing, load balancing and networking infrastructure
DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE: N/A
- Hands on experience in Cisco and Palo Alto firewall technology
- Additional experience in the field of multi cloud environments
- Good project management skills
- Ability to simultaneously work on multiple projects
Salary : $70 - $75
