Sr. Cisco/Checkpoint Engineer

Sr. Cisco/Checkpoint Engineer

Location

Duration

Who can apply

Rate

Start date

Westborough(MA)

3 Months+

GC, Citizen and H1

Open

Immediate

Interested: Call 701-526-3400 or email to Ram@fabergent.com

2 Positions.

 

Major Accountability:

·         Network Engineering and Network Security, consulting and design, integration

·         Overall project development activities and successful implementation

·         Communication to project management and EOS/IT management

·         Assessment and recommendation regarding the overall infrastructure health

·         Create and maintain detailed infrastructure documentation

·         Research new tools and technologies

·         Knowledge transfer to supporting teams (turn-over)

 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

·         Implement and operate secure infrastructure for critical applications

·         Define infrastructure requirements for the implementation of new applications and projects

·         Work in collaboration with other departments or organizations to develop and analyze systems in support of their projects or mission, then upgrade or enhance the infrastructure to meet their requirements

·         Provide 3rd level technical support for complex production systems and services

·         Lead projects and efforts that require specialized infrastructure skills

·         Work with the various project stakeholders to facilitate implementation and completion of the projects

·         Proactively monitor infrastructure for optimal performance and provide input for capacity planning and fine tune infrastructure when needed

·         May act as project manager in area of expertise

·         Lead in the evaluation of new products and services

·         May execute specific activities related to the improvement or performance of systems infrastructures

·         Identifies areas where existing policies and procedures require change or where new ones need to be developed. Maintains all relevant documentation

·         Participates in related industry organizations and special interest groups

·         Maintains relationships with 3rd party technical support engineers/teams

·         Rotating off hour on-call support required

·         Limited travel required

 

Minimum Requirements:

·         5-7 years of IT experience

·         Working knowledge of enterprise firewall technologies required

·         Thorough understanding of TCP/IP and common network protocols is required

·         Experience with Cisco networking technologies preferred

·         Experience with Checkpoint firewalls

·         Experience performing detailed Risk Assessments preferred

·         Technical writing experience required

·         Strong troubleshooting skills required

·         The individual must also be able to demonstrate strong communication and inter-personal skills

·         Proven ability to succeed in a multi-task, team-oriented environment

·         Demonstrated ability to pay close attention to detail

·         Demonstrated ability to work effectively with limited supervision

·         Project management experience desirable

·         Experience with IDS Management and Event Management highly desirable

·         Experience with Web Vulnerability Management highly desirable

 

Education:

·         This position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field

·         Cisco Certs, CISSP and /or GIAC certifications highly desirable (but not required)

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