Check Point Firewall Engineer

Position: Check Point Firewall Engineer

Duration: 3 to 6+ Months

Location: Manassas, VA 20110

Rate: Open

Seeking a passionate, technically forward-thinking Check Point firewall engineer to join a local entity in their Engineering and Operations team.

Responsibilities

•Design and management of Check Point firewalls including.

•Experience with Security Management Server, Smart Event, Smart Log.

•Experience managing next-generation features like Application Control, URL Filtering, Intrusion Prevention.

•Manage the design and deployment of site-to-site and remote access Virtual Private Networks using Check Point gateways.

•Perform advanced troubleshooting techniques on Check Point firewall gateways such as packet captures and log review.

•Provide thorough and intuitive documentation for Firewall design, configuration, and standard operating procedures.

•Research, evaluate and provide recommendations for new security technologies, methodologies, and solutions.

Requirements

•5+ years of Security Design and engineering.

•5+ years with Check Point technology solutions preferably R80 or R77 release.

•Remote access and site-to-site VPNs.

•Experience with Check Point vSec is required.

•Experience deploying firewalls in AWS or Azure is a plus.

•Networking principles for routing and switching.

•Firewall Technologies (Web Proxying, IDS/IPS and application layer inspection).

•Network Access Control (NAC).

Skills

•8+ years’ experience in Firewall Management (Design, operations and engineering-related functions).

•Bachelor degree in computers or equivalent experience.

•Self-starter who has the ability to operate independently and work well with a team with the ability to operate independently or as a team member.

•Excellent oral/written presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively with leadership.

•Industry and vendor security certifications are preferred.