Firewall Administrator

Req ID: 39732 
Team: T54 TECHNOLOGY SVCS 
Entity: Newport News Shipbuilding

US Citizenship Required for this Position: Yes 

Full-Time
Shift: 1st 
Relocation: No relocation assistance available 
Virtual/Telework Opportunity: No - Not eligible for telework 

Travel Requirement:  Yes, 10%-25% of the time 

Clearance Required: No - Clearance Not Required to Start 

Meet HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding
With more than 25,000 employees – including third-, fourth- and even fifth-generation shipbuilders – HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division is the largest industrial employer in Virginia. We’re the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. Our diverse and innovative team of professionals ranges from skilled trades to project managers, engineers and software developers to solution architects, technical subject matter experts, and system users. Anchored in our rich, 135-year history, we collaborate together at the forefront of technology, manufacturing, and integration of the most powerful and survivable naval ships in the world. Want to be part of the team? Apply today! We look forward to meeting you.

The Role

Designs, tests, and implements state-of-the-art secure operating systems, networks, and database products. Conducts risk assessment and provides recommendations for application design. Involved in a wide range of security issues including architectures, firewalls, electronic data traffic, and network access. Uses encryption technology, penetration and vulnerability analysis of various security technologies, and information technology security research. May prepare security reports to regulatory agencies. 
 •    Maintain physical infrastructure; change, upgrade, and patch boundary devices using established change management procedures.
•    Conduct daily analysis of security logs, alerts, and intercepted data packets generated by the firewalls looking specifically for suspicious or malicious traffic or indications of network problems.
•    Coordinate with other functional technical staff when troubleshooting and resolving connectivity issues and/or application failures that include firewalls in the connection path.
•    Coordinate with other functional technical staff when malicious activities are detected – including prioritization of the incident to the incident response team for further analysis as required.
•    Grant and restrict administrative access to boundary devices according to authorization rules; collaborate to maintain and administer security boundary components at all locations. Ensure all policies and procedures are properly applied to the firewalls.
•    Respond to outages, resolve, and document priority incident tickets, perform network maintenance during prescribed maintenance windows.
•    Provide direct customer support through phone, email or trouble ticket notification that a firewall may or may not be causing issues.
•    Ability to work individually with minimal supervision and as an integral part of a team. Proficient in all forms of communication—especially when conveying technical details to a non-technical audience, this position will perform work outside of normal business hours and on weekends.

Must Have

Bachelor's Degree and 0 years of relevant exempt experience. 

One of the following may be used as an equivalent to Bachelor's Degree for Information Technology Related Positions Only:

• NNS Apprentice School graduate 
• Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate
• Associate's Degree or other formal 2 year program and 2 years of relevant exempt experience or 4 years of relevant non-exempt experience
• Military Paygrade E-5 or above military experience 
• High School/GED and 4 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant exempt experience
• High School/GED and 8 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant non-exempt experience
• A relevant professional certification can be substituted for a Bachelor's Degree.

Nice to Have

Have a security first mindset. Strong understanding of firewall technologies, the differences between them and best practice how to securely employ each.
•     Ability to run and use tcpdump and/or Wireshark outputs.
•    Firm understanding of routing concepts, ip addressing including CIDR notation and sub-netting. Have at least basic experience with *NIX Command Line Interface (CLI).
•    Prior experience supporting, implementing and/or administering networks using Cisco IOS 15.x and 17.x, TCP/IP networks, routing and switching protocols, DNS, DHCP a plus.
•    Basic understanding and application of technical principles, theories, and concepts in the field of networking administration.
•    DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification is a plus.

Why HII
We build the world’s most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. HII’s diverse workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals.

Recognized as one of America’s top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people’s safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you’ll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career.

Working at HII is more than a job - it’s an opportunity to build a future. We offer comprehensive benefits including: medical, prescription drug, dental and vision plan choices, on-site health centers, tele-medicine, wellness resources, employee assistance programs, savings plan options (401K), financial education and planning tools, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships, and more. Some benefits may vary depending on your specific division or work location. 

Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.

Today’s challenges are bigger than ever, and the nation needs the best of us. It’s why we’re focused on hiring, developing and nurturing our diversity. We believe that diversity among our workforce strengthens the organization, stimulates creativity, promotes the exchange of ideas and enriches the work lives of all our employees. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. U.S. Citizenship may be required for certain positions.

Do You Need Assistance? 
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to buildyourcareer@hii-co.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.

Additionally, you may also call 1-844-849-8463 for assistance. Press #2 for Newport News Shipbuilding.

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