Senior Boundary Engineer

Blackstone Talent Group, an award-winning technology consulting and talent agency is seeking a Senior Boundary Engineer to join our Client's team in Colorado Springs, CO OR Huntsville, AL.

Description of Duties:

The Senior Boundary Engineer supports the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract.

The candidate will:

• Design, implement, and maintain network perimeter infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, and other network devices.
• Configure and troubleshoot network routing protocols (e.g., BGP, OSPF, EIGRP).
• Plan, configure, and maintain firewall infrastructure.
• Monitor network performance and identify areas for improvement at the network edge.
• Troubleshoot network issues and provide timely resolution related to perimeter devices.
• Implement and maintain network security policies and procedures.
• Manage and maintain PKI infrastructure.
• Ensure network compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Collaborate with other IT teams to support business applications and services.
• Document network configurations and procedures.

The successful candidate will:

• Have strong organizational and multitasking abilities
• Be able to effectively communicate with customers and other team members, both orally and in writing

Basic Requirements:

• Must have 10, or more, years of general (full-time) work experience
  • May be reduced with completion of advanced education
• Must have 5, or more, years of directly related experience
• Must have 1, or more, years of experience working in a management or leadership role
• Must have direct experience with the F5 load balancer
• Must have direct experience with the Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)
• Must have direct experience operating Web Proxys
• Must have working experience AND an understanding of the OSI model and IP protocol stack.
• Must have experience working with network switching and routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP) as they pertain to Netscalers, Cisco, Citrix, and Firepower.
• Must have a current DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+, CISSP, etc.)
• Must have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance

Desired Requirements:

• Have experience in assessing and documenting test or analysis data to show cyber security compliance
• Have experience working within the National Industrial Security Procedures and Operations Manual (NISPOM)
• Be familiar with Isolated Network security best practices
• Have a current CISSP certification or DoD 8570 IAT Level III Certification
• Be proficient in Authorization to Operate (ATO) under the Joint (SAP) Implementation Guide (JSIG)
• Have experience working in a Zero Trust Environment

Security Clearance Required: Secret

Blackstone Talent Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackstone Technology Group, a global IT services and software firm that implements technological solutions across commercial industry verticals and the US Federal Government. Blackstone's global talent augmentation practice was founded in 1998. Blackstone Talent Group has offices in San Francisco, Denver, Houston, Colorado Springs, and Washington, DC. We specialize in providing clients the best talent across a variety of industries and sectors.

EOE of Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabilities

Pay Range: $65/hr-$70/hr