Firewall Admin

Job Title: Firewall Administrator

Location: Houston, TX
This is not a remote job although there will be days where worker can work from home, please also see below details on travel requirements:

• Must be able to work in the Downtown Houston office as needed by the work team

• Must have or be able to obtain, the appropriate passport and visas as needed. Ability to travel (up to 60% per calendar year) to locations around the world for implementations/deployments (North America, Africa, Australia, Asia). Deployments could be as many as 5-10 per year.

Job Responsibilities:

• Work with Safeguard Development & Implementation Teams, Product Lines, and Business Unit stakeholders to implement Micro-segmentation (Networking Subzone) within our PCN environments.

• Must be able to capture & analyze user & program requirements to in order to execute the design, testing, validation and implementation of optimal VLAN & firewall configurations to meet those requirements.

• Other responsibilities include facilitating implementation engagements with BUs to deploy subsequent zones and/or firewall configurations in support of Cyberwise Safeguard releases.

Skills Requirement:

Technical:

• Firewall design and administration experience preferred (Cisco, Palo Alto), including being able to create technical design documentation (HLD, LLD, Network Diagrams, Firewall configuration templates, Data Flow Diagrams)

• Comprehensive understanding of the Purdue Model and/or Zones and Conduits security models.

• Working experience of Software Defined Network (SDN), Network Function virtualization (NFV) and Cloud applications

• Hands-on experience with switching and routing operation, design, and troubleshooting for Enterprise or Industrial networks (Cisco)

Soft: Verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills. Ability to work independently and manage ones time. Knowledge of the full system development lifecycle: from business/systems analysis, through requirements gathering and functional specification, to development, integration, testing and delivery. Ability to troubleshoot issues and make system changes as needed to resolve issues.

Years of Experience:

5+ years Network/Systems Administration specializing in:

• Firewalls

• Cisco devices

• Network Security

• VPNs

• LAN/WAN connectivity

• TCP/IP Windows

• 1+ years PCN/OT Experience (preferred but not required)

Education:
Preferred Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Technology.

Required Skills :
• Firewalls
• Cisco devices
• Network Security
• VPNs
• LAN/WAN connectivity
• TCP/IP Windows
• 1+ years PCN/OT Experience (preferred but not required)
Basic Qualification :
Additional Skills :
Background Check :Yes
Drug Screen :Yes
Notes :
Selling points for candidate :
Project Verification Info :
Candidate must be your W2 Employee :No
Exclusive to Apex :No
Face to face interview required :No
Candidate must be local :Yes
Candidate must be authorized to work without sponsorship No
Interview times set No
Type of project :Administration/Support
Master Job Title :Misc: Non-Technical
Branch Code :Houston