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Job Description
- Key Responsibilities:
- Firewall Configuration & Management:
- Install, configure, and manage hardware and software firewalls for the organization's network infrastructure.
- Design, implement, and optimize firewall rules, access control lists (ACLs), and security policies.
- Configure and manage next-generation firewalls (NGFW), VPN configurations, and site-to-site tunnels.
- Ensure that the firewall configurations comply with industry standards and organizational policies.
- Network Security Monitoring & Analysis:
- Monitor firewall logs and network traffic to detect and respond to suspicious activity, intrusions, and vulnerabilities.
- Analyze firewall alerts and identify threats and security risks in the network.
- Perform regular security audits and vulnerability assessments to ensure systems are secure.
- Conduct incident response to firewall-related security breaches, providing timely resolution and root cause analysis.
- Firewall Troubleshooting & Support:
- Provide on-call support for firewall-related issues and escalate critical incidents to senior engineers when necessary.
- Troubleshoot complex network connectivity issues involving firewall configurations, VPNs, or traffic filtering.
- Collaborate with network teams, systems administrators, and security teams to address firewall and network security issues.
- Firewall Optimization & Performance Tuning:
- Conduct performance assessments of firewall devices to ensure high availability, efficiency, and scalability.
- Regularly update firewall firmware and patches to maintain the latest security features and capabilities.
- Perform traffic analysis to identify and eliminate any unnecessary firewall rules or bottlenecks that impact performance.
- Security Compliance & Documentation:
- Ensure compliance with industry regulations (e.g., PCI-DSS, GDPR, HIPAA) by maintaining proper firewall configurations and security practices.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation for firewall configurations, network topologies, and security policies.
- Prepare reports on firewall activity, security incidents, and any audit findings for management and compliance purposes.
- Collaboration & Training:
- Collaborate with network engineers and other security personnel to ensure seamless integration and coordination across IT systems.
- Provide guidance and training to junior team members and other IT staff regarding firewall best practices.
- Stay updated with the latest trends and threats in network security and firewall technology.
- Required Qualifications:
- 3-5 years of experience in firewall administration and network security.
- Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with major firewall technologies (e.g., Palo Alto Networks, Cisco ASA, Fortinet FortiGate, Check Point, Juniper SRX).
- Proficiency in configuring and managing firewall policies, ACLs, NAT (Network Address Translation), VPNs, and IDS/IPS.
- Experience in setting up and managing site-to-site VPNs and remote access VPN (e.g., SSL VPN, IPsec VPN).
- In-depth understanding of network protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, SMTP, FTP).
- Familiarity with network monitoring tools (e.g., SolarWinds, Wireshark, Splunk, Nagios) to monitor and analyze traffic and security events.
- Understanding of security best practices for firewall management and network security.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and resolve network and security issues quickly.
- Knowledge of network security compliance standards and frameworks such as PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, NIST, or GDPR.