Team Lead Firewall Admin (Checkpoint) with Security Clearance

Why ITinfra? • Small, growing, dynamic and fun company to work with • We emphasize and foster professional growth by helping you set and achieve professional goals • Exceptional health insurance benefits • 401K, Paid Time Off (PTO) Work Location(s): • On-site (New Cumberland, PA; Columbus, OH; or Fort Belvoir, VA) Job Description:
The Team Lead Firewall Administrator provides technical leadership, supervision, and operational oversight for enterprise boundary defense services supporting DLA enclaves across on-premises and cloud environments. This role leads the planning, coordination, administration, sustainment, and continuous improvement of firewall, proxy, and cloud security operations; ensures services are performed efficiently, accurately, on time, and in compliance with contract, DoD, DISA, and DLA requirements; and serves as the primary lead for staff execution, resource allocation, reporting, and customer coordination. The position supports security requirements definition, environment-specific configurations, daily operations and maintenance, knowledge transfer to Government personnel, and support across all DLA locations under DLA Information Operations Network and Telecommunications Systems. • Firewall Management and Operations: Monitors, analyzes, and manages firewall system logs and security events to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of enterprise network systems. • Installation and Configuration: Installs, configures, maintains, and troubleshoots firewalls and related network security appliances to ensure optimal performance and security posture. • Security Policy Administration: Formulates and manages network security policies, access control lists (ACLs), and rule sets in alignment with IA and organizational security guidelines. • Incident Response and Resolution: Investigates and responds to firewall-related incidents, performs root cause analyses, and develops corrective action plans to mitigate vulnerabilities. • Documentation and Reporting: Develops technical documentation, system configuration guides, change control records, and incident response reports for both technical and non-technical audiences. • Compliance and Governance: Ensures full adherence to DoD, DLA, and IA standards, regulations, and best practices governing cybersecurity and network defense. • Stakeholder Coordination: Collaborates closely with the Vendor Project Manager (PM), Contracting Officer’s Representatives (CORs), and government user representatives to ensure technical accuracy, regulatory compliance, and customer satisfaction. • Continuous Improvement: Evaluates and recommends network security upgrades, system enhancements, and technology integrations to strengthen the enterprise network security posture. Qualifications (Must Haves): • Seven (7) years of relevant experience, including the following: ◦ Working knowledge of firewalls and firewall management systems. ◦ Working knowledge and understanding of industry standard network environments, including firewall and security hardware/software components. ◦ Demonstrated working knowledge of Check Point firewalls, including R81 and R82. ◦ Working knowledge of Information Assurance (IA) Best Practices and cybersecurity principles. ◦ In-depth knowledge of LAN and WAN operations, architectures, and interconnectivity. ◦ Experience with industry standard Incident Ticket Tracking systems for creating, tracking, and resolving incidents and work orders. ◦ Comprehensive knowledge of DoD security regulations, guidelines, and policies, including but not limited to IA standards. ◦ Working knowledge of installation, configuration, and day-to-day sustainment of network equipment, including but not limited to firewalls, routers, switches, and other network appliances. • DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification: IAT-II • Computing Environment: must possess two (2) certificates, one in each category: ◦ Category One: CCSE or CCSM ◦ Category Two: ▪ AWS CSA Associate AWS Certified Solutions Architect-Associate ▪ AWS CS Specialty AWS Certified Security-Specialty ▪ MC: Azure SEA Microsoft Certified Azure Security Engineer Associate ▪ MC: Azure SAE Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert ▪ MC Azure Admin Associate Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate ▪ OCI Cloud Ops Pro 2024 ▪ Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2024 Cloud Operations Professional ▪ Check Point Certified Cloud Specialist (CCCS) cert • Security Clearance - Must possess an active Secret Clearance (or higher) with a Tier-5 Background Investigation