Firewall Engineer

SkyePoint Decisions is seeking a Firewall Engineer to support a Department of State customer.

This position is hybrid located in Springfield, VA going onsite as needed.

Responsibilities:

Will engage in attacks against the infrastructure, develop security tools, analyze access patterns and hacking
behavior, audit source code for vulnerabilities, work with the team to improve best practices and deploy attack
detection and prevention tools.
Identify significant, actual, and potential cyber security problems, trends and weaknesses and recommend specific
modifications and solutions to reduce information systems security risks.
Implement security solutions to integrate into existing network environment. Establish requirements and make
recommendations on the appropriate infrastructure protection tools, methods and technologies.
Review established policies, write policy guidance and standards. Establish technical or procedural enforcements
for pertinent policies.
Review proposed new systems, networks and software designs for potential security risks and resolve integration
security issues across disciplines. Define the scope and level of detail for applicable security plans and policies.
Investigate and respond rapidly to security incidents. Acquire, analyze and interpret packet captures and logs to
accomplish rapid and accurate incident response



Required Qualifications:

Firewall engineering experience to include design and configuration of firewall solutions
Experience with Palo Alto/ForcePoint firewall installation, configuration, and administration
Experience pulling firewall logs and performing analysis on the effectiveness of firewall solutions
Understanding of cloud security solutions and associated firewall engineering
Secret security clearance with ability to obtain a Top Secret
Experience delivering and deploying firewall engineering services in a cloud environment
Experience with Microsoft Cloud Access Security
Experience delivering services to federal client
5-10 years hands on experience in the IT security space
Must be a U.S. citizen



Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree preferred
CCNA
CCIE
Network+
Networking Experience in cloud environments
Microsoft Express Route
Zero Trust Networking
SD-WAN


Compensation:

Salary Range: $150,000-$174,000

The SkyePoint Decisions salary range for this position is a general guideline only. It represents an estimated range for this
position and is just one piece of our total compensation package.

Salary at SkyePoint is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, work schedule, the candidate’s
combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability,
market data and business considerations.

In addition to a competitive salary, SkyePoint offers benefits including a certification incentive program, PTO, floating
federal holiday options, several insurance options including HMO and High Deductible plans with Health Savings
Accounts [HSAs], Flex Spending Accounts [FSAs], Full Dental Plans, Vision, ST/LT Disability, Life Insurance, and 401k
matched.