Firewall Administrator

Job Title: Firewall Administrator

DOD (Dept of Defense) / Department of War (DOW) projects

ship required due to program access requirements.

Must be eligible to obtain DOD Clearance

Duration: up to 12 months Contract with possible extensions

Location: Remote Work

Work Schedule: 4/10 – 1st Shift, Monday to Thursday; 10 hours per day  

Pay Rate: $70/hr - $75/hr on W2 [the pay rate may differ depending on your skills, education, experience, and other qualifications]

Featured Benefits:

·         Medical Insurance in compliance with the ACA

·         401(k)

·         Sick leave in compliance with applicable state, federal, and local laws

Job Description:

·         This role will work with approximately 18 other team members to ensure the unclassified firewall network is operational 24/7/365.

·         The successful candidate will be skilled in supporting non-tech savvy internal customers, identifying root-cause, resolving firewall issues, and routing non-firewall issues to the respective teams.

·         The role will involve daily maintenance of a subset of firewalls in a complex infrastructure.

·         Daily tasking will include rule updates, OS upgrades, hardware upgrade coordination, customer troubleshooting, Service Central ticket monitoring, and other administrative work.

·         This role will have a rotational on-call support requirement, currently one week every 12 weeks.

·         The candidate will be responsible for the ongoing operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of approximately 150 firewall devices, supporting incoming internal customer requests for troubleshooting, coordinating new network designs, and updating firewall policy through a change management system.

Skills Required:

·         Candidate should have a minimum certification of Sec+ or Net+.

·         CISSP or Juniper/Palo Alto Certifications will be prioritized.