Security/Firewall Architect
Core
Designing and implementing firewall architectures, translating business requirements into technical configurations, and providing operational support for network security.
Role type
Senior Security/Firewall Architect
Builds
Secure network infrastructures for internal and MSSP customers
Domain
Cybersecurity / Network Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Firewall architecture design, Layer 3/4 packet analysis, routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, MPLS), TCP/IP troubleshooting, security policy creation, risk analysis, PCI-DSS compliance, incident identification, process documentation, command line tools, protocol capture (Wireshark/TCPDUMP), access control lists, VPN configuration, security control optimization tools (Tufin/Skybox/FireMon/AlgoSec), Microsoft Visio, ITIL framework usage
Preferred skills
Juniper, Cisco, Check Point, Palo Alto, Blue Coat Proxy, Cisco IDS/IPS, Cisco PIX, Netscreen, client brick firewall, firewall acceleration/load balancing
Technologies
Juniper, Cisco, Check Point, Palo Alto, Blue Coat, Tufin, Skybox, FireMon, AlgoSec, Microsoft Visio, Remedy, CA USD
Responsibilities
Translate business requirements into technical architectures and solution configurations, perform continuous process improvement across security architecture and operations, evaluate and implement customer move/add/change/delete requests, identify security incidents and support client remediation, troubleshoot complex technical issues and end-to-end network connectivity, perform on-call and after-hours changes to support customers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
