Requirement Number: RCI-MWBE-85824Y0816 Firewall Specialist
Job Title: Firewall Specialist
Client: NYC OTI/DOITT
Location: 2 MTC (Hybrid), Brooklyn, NY 11201
Hybrid: Work location & Remote (X days in office/X days remote) For the first few months, the user will need to be on site Monday- Friday
Hours: This position will allow 35.00 - hours per week. Please do not assume that overtime will be allowed.
Duration: 11 Months
Interviews: WebEx / Teams / Online
Job Description:
Hybrid: Work location & Remote (X days in office/X days remote)
TASKS
- Participate in design meetings and reviews from a security and network perspective on assigned priority projects.
- Propose networking security architecture to meet the business requirements and while adhering to OTI s best practices guidelines.
- Collaborate with OTI s Architect teams for developing operable solutions for Citywide requirements.
- Complete all requirements for installing new network or firewall devices.
- Follow OTI process for new devices provisioning of integrated systems.
- Configure ports, configure firewalls, and apply the base templates configurations, integrate the appliances into production network.
- Develop and validate base configurations for the new firewall.
- Follow OTI s established procedures to successfully replace firewalls and firewall rules.
MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
- Minimum 12 years of experience in the field of networking, network security and firewalls
- Must have hands-on experience with Palo Alto
- Deep understanding and experience of DNS, NTP, BGP and other critical infrastructure protocols.
- Must understand BGP, MPLS, OSPF, IS-IS routing protocols in a large environment.
- Deep understanding on routing, load balancing and networking infrastructure.
DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
- Hands on experience in Cisco and Palo Alto firewall technology
- Additional experience in the field of load balancing.
- Good project management skills
- Ability to simultaneously work on multiple projects
Senior Network Security Architect