Cyber Security Architect

Company: Apex Systems
Location: Bethesda
Posted on: February 20, 2021

Job Description:

Apex Systems has an immediate opportunity for a Sr. Cyber Security Analyst Advisor to join one of our largest Government Integrators in the Montgomery County area. This person will be joining a team supporting one of the largest websites for the Federal Government and taking ownership of Firewall Administration. This position will be on a contract to hire basis joining a very technical and close-knit team. Responsibilities:* Firewall administrator to assist in day-to-day operational security duties on a network security team handling Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, and Palo Alto Networks firewalls.* Serves as a subject matter expert in systems and network security.* Installs, implements, and maintains network firewalls that prevent unauthorized access to internal networks.* Reviews network firewall rule exception requests to ensure the request meets policy and perimeter protection standard.* Implements or adjusts pertinent network firewall rules.* Develops and deploys AWS Cloud Formation scripts to implement and optimize security controls and mechanisms of a cloud infrastructure including initial and ongoing configuration of related automation and administration.* Provides guidance to our application teams developing on public cloud platforms.Qualifications and Requirements:* Degree Required: Bachelor's Degree with 7 years of experience, Master's degree and 5 years of experience, or 11 years of experience if no degree* 5 years of systems administration experience* 5 years of systems security administration experience* CISSP certification required (if not in hand, required to obtain within 6 months from start of role)* Experience working with Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, and Palo Alto Networks networking and security solutions including routers, switches, and firewalls.* Experience using common networking tools to aid in troubleshooting, including nmap, Wireshark, tcpdump, etc.* AWS Cloud security architecture design and implementation* Basic understanding of SIEM operation.

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