The Digital Modernization Sector at Leidos is seeking a Firewall Engineer to support our global enterprise networks. Our team is completely replacing a global enterprise network while providing design, engineering, and transition for a wide range of customer network requirements. This is a unique and rare opportunity to build and transition critical operations to a modern service provider network architecture.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated knowledge of Implementation of Perimeter and Internal Firewalls (both physical and virtual contexts)
• Demonstrated advanced experience in managing standard baseline configuration across numerous firewalls
• Demonstrated advanced experience in evaluating rules to ensure maximum security while minimizing redundancy in rules

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Train and mentor other team members.
• Support mission-critical Continuity of Operations (COOP).
• Provide expert advice and direction regarding the management and operation of all Palo Alto devices.
• Follow up on all taskers and due outs. 

Basic Requirements

• TS/SCI with Poly
• Bachelor's Degree with 8-12 years of working experience. Additional related years of experience is accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Have hands-on Cisco / Forcepoint / Palo Alto Firewall experience in both engineering and Operations and maintenance roles.
• Strong knowledge of Firewall concepts and best practices, including: Identifying misconfiguration, conflicting rules, security gaps, firewall security issues, optimize rule-sets, and enhance the overall security posture and performance of Firewalls.
• Proficient understanding of the Cybersecurity Framework to identify, protect, detect, respond and recover within the Cyber Security Service Provider construct.
• Motivated self-starter with strong written and verbal communication skills. 
• Experience working in a high op-tempo environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experienced with Enterprise and tactical networks,
• Experience with DISA and DoD Networks.
• Expertise in Vendor Equipment
• Expertise in Networking / Firewall based Cybersecurity technologies (5+ years)
• Skilled in building extended cyber security analytics.
• Advanced Certifications such as SANS GIAC/GCIA/GCIH, CISSP or CASP.
• Foster and encourage a collaborative environment to champion a cybersecurity culture