Juniper Firewall Engineer

We are looking to add a Juniper Firewall Engineer to our team of talented professionals.

What you'll do:

• Provide technical analysis in network security planning, engineering, and design.
• Service as the enterprise expert in 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 interfacing, 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 detail schematics for unified network architecture of the enterprise.
• Provide daily monitoring/detection of potential performance/throughput issue and develop risk mitigation solutions.
• Provide guidance to team members and provide status metrics to Government customer 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.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years of relevant cyber security experience, or Master’s Degree and 3 years of relevant cyber security experience, or PhD with 2 years of relevant cyber security experience.
• Possess an active (expert-level) firewall certification: Juniper (JNCIE-SEC or JNCDS-SEC) , Palo Alto (PCNSE), or Checkpoint (CCSE).
• 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 whitelisting and blacklisting using network security tools and devices.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Public Trust clearance.
• U.S. citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Candidates with these skills will be given preferential consideration.

• 3 years of experience with scalable firewall platform with either Checkpoint or Palo Alto products.
• 2 years of experience with virtual firewalls.
• 2 years of experience with Skybox tool.
• Preferred candidate to reside close to Woodlawn, MD