Firewall Engineer

Saint Louis, Missouri

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Freedom Consulting Group

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Freedom Consulting group has an exciting opportunity for a long-term program in St. Louis, MO or Springfield, VA.  We are seeking a Firewall Engineer for one of our contracts that offers exciting opportunities to support essential services and mission critical activities across the enterprise. Come join our diverse and growing team with lots of opportunities! 

Key Duties:

  • Assist with design, analysis, testing and implementation of state-of-the-art secure network architectures.  
  • Conduct risk assessment and provide recommendations for design.  
  • Manage WAN, LAN, CAN, and remote network security as well as incident and problem management.  
  • Oversee security infrastructure sustainment, maintenance, and advanced configuration. (firewalls, F5 load balancers, web gateways, mail gateways, IDS, and management tools).  
  • Oversee the reporting, documentation, and investigation of all security related incidents; lead the development and implementation of corrective measures.  
  • Develop and execute standard operating procedures (SOPs) for security tools.  
  • Evaluate and report on new network Security technologies to enhance capabilities of the network.  
  • Act as liaison to the contract and customer management, and government Designated Approving Authority (DAA) regarding network security status, policies, and procedures. 

Required Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI (with ability to obtain Poly post hire)   
  • BA/BS Degree and typically between two (2) and Eight (8) years of related technical experience in Network Security with large-scale enterprise/global networks in high-paced, diverse environment. (Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.)  
  • Level II compliant certification (current)  
  • Must be able to successfully obtain/maintain CSSP Infrastructure Support certification within 120 days of start date (post-hire)  
  • Experience with the following: 
  • Firewalls (e.g., Palo Alto, Juniper, Cisco, etc.)  
  • Routers/Switches (e.g., Juniper, Cisco, etc.)  
  • Intrusion Detection Systems / IDS Products (e.g., FireEye, F5 Load Balancer, Cisco FTD, etc.)  
  • Unix, RHELS OS, Windows Enterprise AD, VMware 

Key Technologies

  • Firewalls (e.g. Palo Alto, Juniper, Cisco, etc.)  
  • Routers/Switches (e.g. Juniper, Cisco, etc.)  
  • Intrusion Detection Systems / IDS Products (e.g. FireEye, F5 Load Balancer, Cisco FTD, etc.)  
  • Unix, RHELS OS, Windows Enterprise AD, VMware at



What’s in It for You?
Flexible work environment
A team mentality – work with friendly, like-minded professionals
Work with innovative, cutting edge technologies
Enjoy extremely competitive compensation and benefits
A work-life balance you can count on
Opportunities to grow and advance your career on our dime

The Benefits You Get with Freedom
Amazing benefits including matching 401k, fully paid medical, and more
Generous paid time off – including paid site closure days
Competitive salary offerings
Paid training and tuition reimbursement
Referral bonuses
Fully paid life and disability
Annual logo wear allowance
Company sponsored events (game nights, holiday party, summer party, happy hours)
Interested in learning more about Freedom and our culture?  Contact us today!  We’re constantly hosting hiring events in our office and elsewhere, to help you get a sense of what life is like at Freedom before joining the team.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability or veteran status
VEVRAA Federal Contractor

Per Executive Order, all employees working on or in connection with any federal contracts, including employees working remotely or in the corporate office, are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have an approved exemption. Official documentation must be provided to the human resources department.

Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process please contact Human Resources at
Phone: 410-290-9035 
Email: recruiting@choosefreedomit.com

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.

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* Salary range is an estimate based on our InfoSec / Cybersecurity Salary Index 💰

Tags: Firewalls IDS Intrusion detection Network security Risk assessment TS/SCI UNIX VMware Windows

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Country: United States
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