Firewall Engineer

**POSITION IS LOCATED IN NYC & REQUIRES 3 DAYS IN THE OFFICE**

Responsible for engineering and administrating Network and Security infrastructures. Ability to

support large enterprise mission critical networks and develop new technology solutions. Provide

technical expertise in working with clients and other GS-IT groups on networks and security issues.

Key activities / Essential duties and responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain FortiGate firewalls in a Cisco network environment.

Configure and manage FortiGate security features, such as firewall policies, IPS/IDS, VPN, and advanced routing.

Troubleshoot network security issues and provide technical support to users.

Stay up to date on the latest security threats and vulnerabilities.

Work with other IT teams to ensure the overall security of the network.

Document network security policies and procedures.

Manage FortiGate licenses and renewals.

understanding of Cisco network security technologies, such as ASA, IOS, and FirePOWER.

all network infrastructures -LAN, MAN, WAN, VPN and DMZ’s including production.

fault and performance monitoring, improvements, and capacity planning

recommendations to management regarding best practices and meet business requirements.

with network and firewall Corporate Change Control policies and procedures.

network, proxy, load balancers, firewall, and internet connectivity issues.

understanding of Cisco product line -switches, routers, etc.

of logging and security platforms: ArcSight, Balabit, Tenable, etc.

of network monitoring tools - Command, Stablenet, etc.

thorough and current network infrastructure documentation –Visio, etc.

off hours and weekend support required.

firewall security – 25% network administration – 5% voice support