Firewall Engineer

Job overview

Firewall Engineer in Arlington, VA. This is an onsite position with a salary range of $92,300.00 - $166,850.00 per year. Leidos is a leader in digital and mission innovations, providing solutions for government and commercial customers.

What you'll do

• Identify and remediate misconfigurations, conflicting rules, security gaps, firewall and load balancer security issues, optimize rule-sets, and enhance the overall security posture and performance of Firewalls and Load Balancers.
• Provide Tier 3 support to members of the operations network administrations.
• Maintain all HW and SW components at vendor supported levels.
• Support mission-critical Continuity of Operations (COOP).
• Conduct a minimum of two (2) assessment of firewall each month on CESO and customer devices and generate assessment reports and provide recommendations for improvements.
• Support the creation of network device performance and traffic utilization monthly reports.
• Develop and/or participate in After Action Reports (AARs).
• Provide expert advice and direction regarding the management and operation of all Palo Alto devices in the DISA CESO enterprise architecture.
• Interact with the customer point of contact to set objectives/goals based on Palo Alto Networks technologies and available technology roadmap for architecture and design discussions.
• Evaluate current technologies and processes associated with DISA CESO to identify gaps.
• Provide requirements and strategies for future cybersecurity operations.
• Active participant in meetings with DISA CESO and mission partner working groups.
• Adhere to applicable DOD STIGs, DISA applicable orders, and JSIG policy, guidelines, and regulations.

What we're looking for

Education

Bachelor's degree

Experience

Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of directly relevant experience. Add'l experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

Skills & competencies

firewall engineer

arlington va

leidos

full-time

information technology

cybersecurity

network security

palo alto

firewall

ts/sci clearance

ci/poly

Benefits & perks

• Competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement

About the employer

Leidos is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing. Sector: 31.