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Description of Work: The client is seeking a Senior Firewall Analyst.
- Provide technical analysis in network security planning, engineering, and design.
- Service as the enterprise expert in the cross-functional discipline of enterprise network and cyber security infrastructure.
- Provide analysis for implementation techniques and tools for the most efficient solution to network security problems.
- Maintain technical expertise in all areas of network and cyber security hardware and software interconnection and interfacings, such as routers, firewalls, and Intrusion Detection/Intrusion Prevention devices.
- Coordinate third-party maintenance for network and cyber security equipment. Troubleshoot problems with department users and department network administrators.
- Validate enterprise-level network security design, newly released equipment software, and operating system for vulnerabilities and deficiencies.
- Provide specifications and detailed schematics for the unified network architecture of the enterprise.
- Provide daily monitoring/detection of potential performance/throughput issues and develop risk mitigation solutions.
- Provide guidance to team members and provide status metrics to Government customers and Peraton management.
- Provide third-level support and troubleshooting of network problems. Periodically provide after-hours and weekend support.
- Design, test, and implement state-of-the-art secure operating systems, networks, and database products, including design of high-level dashboards, using data feeds from different network tools
- Possess once active (expert-level) firewall certification: Palo Alto (PCNSE)
- Experience performing security functions on network devices, appliances, and security tools.
- Experience in demonstrates the skill and ability to translate security mandates and guidelines such as NIST
- 800-series into operational functions.
- Experience with listing and listing using network security tools and devices.