Full Job Description

Avid is seeking an experienced a Senior Network Security / Firewall Engineer to support one of our customers, which is a large Government agency. The ideal candidate will possess at least 8 years of experience designing and/or deploying and supporting the customer's perimeter and internal firewalls.

Essential Functions

• Firewall Implementation and Support
• Installing and troubleshooting managed Network Solutions including CheckPoint, Cisco ASA, Palo Alto and cloud firewalls.
• Making changes to firewalls in support of internal customers’ needs.
• Solving technical customer issues in the area of firewalls, filtering, IP Networking, Routing, VPNs, and application connectivity.
• Respond to firewall/network issues on a rotating on-call basis. This will, depending on the situation, may require work outside the traditional work hours, including weekends and holidays, and will require carrying and responding to a cell phone or other contact device, as determined by management.
• Monitor performance, capacity, and availability of the network devices including firewalls on an ongoing basis.
• Recommend improvements in technologies and practices to increase these metrics.
• Work with other technical staff to develop firewall deployment design, monitoring, and documenting implementation.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 8 years of experience designing and/or deploying security architectures, including NGFWs
• Senior Level Firewall Engineer with extensive experience with:
• Check Point Virtual Firewall (Maestro)
• Check Point Cloud Firewall
• Check Point Firewall Expertise (versions R80 and above)
• Cisco ASA's and Palo Alto experience
• Strong NGFW experience
• Zscaler Proxy (ZIA) product expertise
• Experience with site to site VPN, remote access VPN
• Extensive knowledge of Checkpoint firewalls including deployment, upgrades, patches, VPN creation and management, policy management and trouble shooting on GAIA IPSO and SPLAT platforms. Experience with R80 or higher preferred. Knowledge of Cisco ASA/PIX & Fortinet, including policy management and VPN creation and management and trouble shooting.
• Ability to implement related technologies and understand their dependencies in complex enterprise environments
• Ability to proactively collaborate across internal, customer, and key partner teams
• Ability to lead and provide strategic vision to large technical teams on complex projects
• Ability to troubleshoot remotely.
• Ability to work with customers and vendors IT teams to trouble shoot complex issues.
• Ability to work with internal teams to roll out new projects and trouble shoot issues.

Education, Certifications and Experience

• Minimum of 8 years Check Point firewall administration experience.
• Minimum of 10 years of Network trouble shooting and management experience.
• Preferred CheckPoint CCSE or CCSM certifications.

About Avid Systems

Avid Systems is a Washington DC based global managed services provider with a focus on cloud enablement, infrastructure, mobility, virtualization, security, storage and cyber security. Avid Systems combines unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions. Continuous innovation and rapid transformation have been themes throughout Avid Systems’ history, which the company traces to 2004.

At Avid Systems our mission is quite simple: to be the best at what we do, providing our customers with the highest quality business and technology consulting services at the most competitive rates, while maintaining a level of integrity and customer dedication that is rare in the industry. We take great pride in our technical expertise and our ability to apply that expertise to the everyday challenges that face our customers. Our vision is to succeed where others have failed, by closing the gap between today’s technology and the future. Our values and our vision support and enhance our corporate values:

• We are 100% Customer Focused - We anticipate and meet the needs of our customers with our expertise, efficiency and relentless focus on exceeding their expectations. We are driven by our guiding principle, that the customer’s mission is our commitment.
• Earned Trust - We earn our customers' trust by delivering excellent performance in an ethical way. Our business decisions are based on traditional values – honesty, trust and integrity.

Three Reasons why Avid is a great place to work

• Employee Focused, we believe that the success of the company starts and ends with the success of our employees.
• Employee Training, all our employees get training and certification classes on the latest technologies.
• Employee Benefits, our benefits packages are excellent.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: From $145,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Washington, DC 20003: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• CheckPoint Firewalls SME: 8 years (Required)
• Networking, Routing, Switching: 10 years (Required)
• Pala Alto Firewalls SME: 5 years (Required)
• Cisco ASA SME: 8 years (Required)
• Site to Site VPNs: 8 years (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Washington, DC 20003

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