Senior Firewall Administrator (Future Opportunity)

AGE Solutions is looking for a Senior Firewall Administrator to provide overall supervision for the firewall team to include planning and managing firewall team projects, ensuring work is scheduled properly to obtain maximum use of resources; and ensuring accurate and timely submission of required reports.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide overall supervision for the firewall team to include planning and managing firewall team projects.
• Must have the ability to resolve problems, allocate resources, manage personnel, and monitor operation performance taking direction from the government to ensure complete satisfaction.
• Work under general supervision, developing requirements from inception to conclusion.
• Must have working knowledge and understanding of industry standard network environments, firewall and security hardware/software, and Information Assurance Best Practices.
• Develop required specifications for simple to moderately complex problems.
• Coordinates with the third-party vendors and government user representatives to ensure accurate solutions and user satisfaction on technical matters.
• In depth knowledge of LAN and WAN operations.
• Knowledge of industry standard Incident Ticket Tracking systems for inputting incident tickets and creating work orders.
• Comprehensive knowledge of DoD and DLA security regulations, guidelines and policies including IA standards.
• Working knowledge of the installation, configuration and day-to-day sustainment of network equipment to include firewalls and other network appliances.

Required Skills, Qualifications and Experience:

• Citizenship and Clearance:
  • US Citizenship is required.
  • Must have and maintain a current DoD Secret clearance.
• Experience: 5 years of relevant experience to include:
  • Working knowledge and understanding of industry standard network environments, firewall and security hardware/software, and Information Assurance Best Practices.
  • In depth knowledge of LAN and WAN operations.
  • Knowledge of industry standard Incident Ticket Tracking systems for inputting incident tickets and creating work orders.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of DoD and DLA security regulations, guidelines and policies including IA standards.
  • Working knowledge of the installation, configuration and day-to-day sustainment of network equipment to include firewalls and other network appliances.
• Certification Requirements:
  • Computing Environment (must have one of the following):
    • CheckPoint Certified Security Associates (CCSA)
    • CheckPoint Certified Security Expert (CCSE)
    • CheckPoint Security Master (CCSM)
  • IAT-II certification (must have one of the following):
    • CCNA Security
    • CYSA+
    • GSEC
    • Security+CE
    • SSCP
    • CASP+CE
    • CISA
    • CISSP
    • CCNP Security
  • Location: This is a remote position within the United States.

Work Environment and Physical Demand

• Must be able to sit for long periods of time
• Must be able to lift 30 pounds

Compensation: $120,000 - $130,000

This position is part of a pipeline for a future opportunity supporting a DoD customer. Employment is contingent upon contract award and government customer approval. AGE Solutions is actively engaging talent ahead of award and encourages both current incumbents and new candidates to express interest.