C001896 IT Security/Firewall Engineer (NS) - TUE 6 Sep Relaunch

Requirement: IT Security/Firewall Engineer

Location: Mons, BE

Full time on-site: Yes

NATO Grade: A/88

Total Scope of the request (hours): 577.6

Required Start Date: 3 October 2022

End Contract Date: 31 December 2022

Under direction of Section Head, Gateway Security Services, Firewall Engineer will perform duties such as, but not limited to, following:

• Support Centralised SLA activities in all areas of network and security devices, such as - Central administration of Boundary Protection and Gateway services; System staging and configuration; Firewall policy development
• Management, maintenance and configuration of appliances and software applications for Gateway Security systems, including network security devices such as firewalls and data diodes to ensure continuing functionality and availability
• Provide technical support in troubleshooting infrastructure and operational issues and collaborating with other teams for a successful resolution
• Perform analysis, design, implementation and maintenance of authorised changes, related to Gateway Security Systems and integration/tailoring of vendor supplied components, following established procedures for quality, configuration control, testing, documentation and security;
• Collaborate with Infrastructure Management and other Cyber Security teams
• Provide assistance to Incident Handlers to identify and remediate security incidents
• Review security documentation and provide technical advice, when requested

Requirements

• The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance.

Required skillset for contracted individual is extensive specific knowledge and experience (more than 5 years)

• Palo Alto Networks Firewalls and Palo Alto Networks Panorama for Enterprise level deployments
• Firewall installation and management of other vendors
• Other Boundaries Protections Devices such as mail gateways or data diodes
• Computer and Networks Security principles, procedures and technologies.
• Wide and local area networks and components (switches, routers)
• LAN/WAN networking including protocol network architecture, and the vulnerabilities of modern operating systems and applications
• Troubleshooting TCP/IP networks, Linux and/or Windows infrastructures to identify problems
• TCP/IP protocols and services
• UNIX and Microsoft Operating system
• Excellent communication abilities, both written and verbal, with ability to clearly and successfully articulate complex issues to variety of audiences and teams

Desirable to have working experience and knowledge in following areas:

• Deploying Palo Alto Network Threat Prevention on Enterprise level
• Scripting (Python, Shell scripting, PowerShell)
• Understanding of Information Security Practices; relating to Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of information (CIA triad)
• Previous work in international environment comprising both military and civilian elements
• Possession of Industry leading certification in area of Cybersecurity such as CISSP, CISM, MCSE/S, CISA, GSNA, SANS GIAC