Network Engineer - Firewalls

This position is for a Senior Firewall Engineer performing support for data networks, with an emphasis on administration, provisioning, and support of firewall rules and infrastructure on Palo Alto NGFW and related technologies.

Requirements

• Administers production firewall support requests for project and operational needs.
• Provides troubleshooting support to application/development teams for the firewalls in our environment.
• Leads efforts to analyze, troubleshoot and resolve network incidents
• Responsible for operations and data communication systems, including LANs and/or WANs
• Performs activities related to Network Performance, Lifecycle, Reliability and Problem Management
• Researches and evaluates emerging network and communication technology
• Relevant, recent and hands on experience in designing application data flows necessary for application and system functionality required
• Relevant, recent and hands on experience in designing, configuring and implementing firewall rule sets to ensure data flows are appropriate and secure required
• Relevant, recent and hands on experience with CISCO ASA firewalls in clusters or active/standby configurations required
• Experience with routed mode, transparent mode and Vwire, as well as experience with VPNs, NAT, trunking and troubleshooting using syslog are required
• Interface directly with Application Developers, Cybersecurity analysts, Business Line personnel and other Network Engineering teams to determine the application data flow design and firewall rule sets, along with implementation strategies and timelines.
• Work with other project teams and project managers to implement related secure network solutions
• Work with other IT Infrastructure Specialists and Engineers as well other business unit personnel that support the corporate networks and the electrical grid, gas operations, and other corporate efforts
• Communicate with suppliers to develop solutions to meet the internal customer's needs