Senior Firewall Analyst / Check Point Engineer Level II

Company: NetVision Resources, Inc
Location: Gwynn Oak
Posted on: April 1, 2025

Job Description:

Description of Work:

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Peraton Global Health and Financial Solutions sector is seeking a Senior Firewall Analyst to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Woodlawn, MD.

The qualified applicant will become part of Peraton's Health Systems Management operating unit, which focuses on Healthcare IT solutions for our Federal, State, and Local government clients. The qualified candidate should also have strong analytical, problem solving, and communication skills with a keen attention to detail.

Provide technical analysis in network security planning, engineering, and design.
Service as the enterprise expert in cross-functional discipline of enterprise network and cyber security infrastructure.
Provide analysis for implementation techniques and tools for the most efficient solution to network security problems.
Maintain technical expertise in all areas of network and cyber security hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, firewalls, and Intrusion Detection/Intrusion Prevention devices.
Coordinate third-party maintenance for network and cyber security equipment. Troubleshoot problems with department users and department network administrators.
Validate enterprise-level network security design, newly released equipment software and operating system for vulnerabilities and deficiencies.
Provide specifications and detail schematics for unified network architecture of the enterprise.
Provide daily monitoring/detection of potential performance/throughput issue and develop risk mitigation solutions.
Provide guidance to team members and provide status metrics to Government customer and Peraton management.
Provide third-level support and troubleshooting of network problems. Periodically provide after-hours and weekend support.
Design, test, and implement state-of-the-art secure operating systems, networks, and database products, including design of high-level dashboards, using data feeds from different network tools.

Basic Qualifications:

Minimum knowledge, skills, abilities needed.

Bachelor's Degree and 8 years of relevant cyber security experience, or Master's Degree and 6 years of relevant cyber security experience, or PhD with 4 years of relevant cyber security experience, or 12 years of relevant cyber security experience in lieu of degree.

Must have active (expert-level) firewall certification: Palo Alto (PCNSE)
6 years of experience performing security functions on network devices, appliances, and security tools.
Must have the experience and ability to translate security mandates and guidelines such as NIST
3 years of experience with scalable firewall platforms with either Checkpoint or Palo Alto products.
2 years of experience with virtual firewalls.
800-series into operational functions.
Must have ability with whitelisting and blacklisting using network security tools and devices.
Ability to obtain and maintain a US Public Trust clearance.
Must reside close to Windsor Mill, MD. Hybrid may be considered in the future.

NetVision Resources, Inc. (NVR) is a fast-growing IS9001, IS20000, CMMI DEV/2, MBE-certified technology consulting and software development firm based out of the DC Metro area. To know more, please visit www.netvisionresources.com

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