C003556 Level 3 Firewall Engineer (CTS) - THU 26 Sep RELAUNCH

Deadline Date: Thursday 26 September 2024

Requirement: Level 3 Firewall Engineer

Location: Mons, BE

Full Time On-Site: Yes

Time On-Site: 100%

Total Scope of the request (hours): 260

NTE: 97 Euro

Required Start Date: 31 October 2024

End Contract Date: 31 December 2024

Required Security Clearance: NATO COSMIC TOP SECRET

NOTE: The role has been relaunched for 260 hours to match the period remaining from start date until EOY. Previously proposed candidates were non-compliant for the following reasons: CV does not prove required Palo Alto Networks experience; it is mainly focused on network support; interview conducted- while the candidate had a good networking background, he missed some fundamental elements related to firewall configuration elements 60332 The provided CV did not show the relevant experience related to firewall management on enterprise level.

Duties and Role:

Under the direction of Section Head, Gateway Security Services, the 'Level 3 Firewall Engineer' will have the following role:

• Build, implement, maintain, and support firewalls and other network security devices.

Essential functions include, but are not limited to:

• Central administration and configuration of Firewalls to ensure continuing functionality and availability.
• Firewall policy/ruleset implementation and verification
• Initial setup, configuration of new firewalls and integration into the central management tools
• Provide technical support in troubleshooting infrastructure and operational issues and collaborating with other teams for a successful resolution;
• Collaborate with the 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
• Perform other duties as may be required.

Specific Working Conditions: The work will be principally executed on site at the NCI Agency offices in Mons, Belgium, with the possibility to work remotely at times.

The work location is a normal office environment with standard working hours.

However, there will be requirements to perform out-of-hours work to support planned maintenance activities or delivery of critical services as well as to provide on-call support outside regular business hours.

Requirements

Skill, Knowledge & Experience:

• The candidate must have a currently active NATO COSMIC TOP SECRET security clearance
• Extensive knowledge and experience (more than 5 years) in Palo Alto Networks Firewalls and Palo Alto Networks Panorama for Enterprise level deployments
• Extensive knowledge and experience (more than 5 years) in firewall installation and management of other vendors
• Extensive knowledge and experience (more than 5 years) in scripting (Bash, Python, Ansible)
• Extensive knowledge and experience (more than 5 years) in network protocols and traffic analysis
• Ability to troubleshoot complex network security issues
• Extensive knowledge and experience (more than 5 years) in LAN/WAN networking including protocol network architecture, and the vulnerabilities of modern operating systems and applications
• Extensive knowledge and experience (more than 5 years) in TCP/IP protocols and services
• Knowledge of *nix-based Operating Systems
• Excellent communication abilities, both written and verbal, with the ability to clearly and successfully articulate complex issues to a variety of audiences and teams

In addition to the above, it is desirable for the contracted individual to have working experience and knowledge in the following areas:

• Understanding of Information Security Practices; relating to the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of information (CIA triad.)
• Previous work in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements.
• Possession of Industry leading certification in the area of Cybersecurity such as CISSP, CISM, MCSE/S, CISA, GSNA, SANS GIAC