Senior Network Security Engineer (Firewall/IPS) - Active Top Sec

Overview

GOVERNMENT AGENCY: DOJ NSD - National Security Division

POSITION INFORMATION: Full-Time Position; Government contractor supporting DOJ NSD

LOCATION: Employee must work onsite at one of the following two approved DOJ work locations - Washington, DC OR Bluemont, VA (Mount Weather)

BENEFITS: Health, Dental and Vision, 401(k), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), 11 Paid Federal Holidays, PTO, education reimbursement

POSITION TIMING: Position requires candidate to be submitted for a DOJ SCI prior to starting employment; SCI process can take 3-6+ weeks to complete.

ITC Federal, LLC is an information technology and consulting company focused on servicing the needs of the Federal Government. ITC's mission is to apply earned expertise in information technology and information assurance/security to assist this client in achieving its mission. ITC is located in Fairfax, VA and offers outstanding compensation and benefits plan and a challenging and rewarding professional work environment.

The mission of the National Security Division (NSD) is to carry out the Department's highest priority: to combat terrorism and other threats to national security. The Infrastructure Support and Software Development Services division provides all IT services necessary to support the NSD's Infrastructure & Operations as well as Software Development, Engineering, and Service Desk.

OVERVIEW:

The mission of the National Security Division (NSD) is to carry out the Department's highest priority: to combat terrorism and other threats to national security. The Infrastructure Support and Software Development Services division provides all IT services necessary to support the NSD's Infrastructure & Operations as well as Software Development, Engineering, and Service Desk.

The Senior Network Security Administrator administers, supports, and maintains network capabilities, including IPS and Firewall.

Responsibilities

• Plans, coordinates, and implements the organization's information security.
• Analyzes requirements and potential solutions for technical and economic feasibility.
• Design optimized firewall and IPS rule structure and ensures standards are maintained.
• Monitors and maintains health of all firewalls/IPS and recommends improvements.
• Develops and maintains documentation of firewall/IPS procedures.
• Develops and maintains complex schematics relating to network security.
• Researches, evaluates, recommends, designs, tests, and implements new network security technologies.
• Displays expert knowledge of current security tools and practices.
• Under general guidance, provides support to network engineers.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT experience, required
• Must have hands on experience on configuration to deployment of Cisco FMC1000 physical and FMC-VMware, Cisco ISE and IPS products.
• Must have experience managing IPsec VPN, Site-to-Site VPN to Azure cloud.

DESIRED:

• Cisco certifications, desired (CCNA, CCNP)

POSITION EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred; can be substituted with an additional 2+ years related experience.

SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Active Top-Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a DOJ SCI

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Standard office environment; ability to lift 25 pounds.

ITC Federal, LLC, is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and will not discriminate against any application for employment on the basis of age, race, color, gender, national origin, religion, creed, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military status, disability, or sex including pregnancy and childbirth or related medical condition or on any other basis prohibited by law.