Red Oak Technologies is a leading provider of comprehensive resourcing solutions across a variety of industries and sectors including IT, Marketing, Finance, Business Operations, Manufacturing and Engineering.
Our client is a financial services company. They are looking for a Firewall Analyst to join their team. This role is a CONTRACT TO HIRE position. Position will be REMOTE. Candidates must be residing in the state of Colorado in order to be considered for the role.
**100% REMOTE supporting team located in Lakewood, CO (Hybrid option of 2x per week in office available for candidates open or interested in commute)**
**Contract to Hire**
**Must be residing in the state of Colorado in order to be considered for role**
Position Summary:
Responsibilities include evaluation, design, installation, configuration, operation, and maintenance of enterprise-level next-generation Firewall technologies such as Cisco ASA, , Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), and Virtual Private Networks (VPN) in an enterprise 24x7 environment. Participate in technical research, documentation and projects with a primary focus on Data Center, Cloud, Campus, and Branch network security. Must be able to participate in after-hours work as required for on-call and system implementations.
Position Duties:
- Provide technical knowledge in the administration and implementation of enterprise-level firewall and intrusion prevention solutions, and virtual private networks, specializing in Cisco ASA and Firepower next-generation firewall technologies.
- Maintain a functional understanding of all aspects of network infrastructure, including Cloud, Data Center, Campus, Wireless (WLAN) and Wide Area Networks (WAN).
- Works on projects/systems/issues of high complexity surrounding network segmentation, intrusion detection and prevention, configuration and optimization.
- Regularly audit firewall configurations for all segments of the network including Data Center, Campus, Wireless and Wide Area Networks.
- Support implementation projects involving existing and new technical solutions; responsibilities include planning, scheduling, and coordinating some aspects of the project.
- Establish, maintain, and troubleshoot virtual private network connections to 3rd party external entities. Provide escalation support for firewall configuration and troubleshooting with the Branch WAN and Campus networks; provide guidance to assist the network admins in resolving problems.
- Make decisions and recommendations to Management as necessary to keep projects on schedule.
- Perform other duties and projects as assigned.
- Understand and comply with all provisions of the Security in the Workplace policy.
Position Requirements:
- Typically requires a bachelor's degree in related field and a minimum of 2 years of related experience.
- A combination of post-high school education, job related certification and related experience equivalent to 5 years may be considered in lieu of minimum requirements
Preferred Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or other technical field
- Experience in administering enterprise-level next-generation Firepower firewall technology with a medium to large organization
Desired Skills:
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to balance multiple projects and multiple tasks while meeting agreed upon objectives
- Strong technical problem-solving skills
- Strong foundation in the principles, design and implementation of TCP/IP networks including OSI model, routing, VLAN’s, QoS tuning and capacity management
- Strong knowledge with layer 2 and layer 3 technologies with a focus on Cisco networking equipment such as routers, switches, firewalls, WAAS and network load balancers
- Strong knowledge of routing protocols including Open Short Path First (OSPF), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
- Working knowledge in the principles, design and implementation of voice technology, including VoIP, SIP and voice gateways
- Working knowledge of WLAN routing, switching, packet analysis, signal optimization and general wireless connectivity
- Working knowledge in Contact Center technologies, queue configurations, scripting, call recording, workforce management, and reporting
- Ability to administer and troubleshoot WAN, MPLS, SIP, internet and wave connections from T1 up to 10 GB Able to implement and maintain security measures on various network devices
- General understanding of virtual servers and operating systems
- General understanding of encryption technologies, web services and database systems
- Strong customer service skills; experience required
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Note: Compensation rates are based on years of experience and/or level of skills relevant to the opportunity.
