Firewall Engineer
About this position
Responsibilities
• Firewall Configuration & Management: Install, configure, and manage firewalls (specifically Checkpoint NGFW, Fortinet NGFW) to protect network traffic and prevent unauthorized access.
• Policy Creation & Enforcement: Develop, review, and enforce security policies on firewalls to ensure proper access control, segmentation, and traffic filtering.
• Traffic Monitoring & Analysis: Continuously monitor firewall logs and traffic patterns to detect anomalies, vulnerabilities, and potential threats.
• Optimization & Performance Tuning: Regularly optimize firewall configurations for performance, ensuring high availability and minimal latency.
• Incident Response: Respond to security incidents related to firewall misconfigurations or breaches, conduct investigations, and implement corrective actions.
• Tufin NSPM Management: Manage and configure Tufin NSPM for network security policy management, automating firewall rule management and enforcing consistent security policies across the network.
• Troubleshooting & Support: Troubleshoot firewall-related issues, provide support for network engineers and other IT teams, and resolve network security problems.
• Documentation & Reporting: Maintain accurate documentation of firewall configurations, network security policies, incidents, and remediation actions. Provide reports on firewall performance and security incidents.
Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in firewall administration or network security.
• Hands-on experience with Checkpoint NGFW, Fortinet NGFW, and Tufin NSPM.
• Skills:
• Strong understanding of firewall technologies and network security principles.
• Experience configuring and managing Checkpoint NGFW and Fortinet NGFW devices.
• Familiarity with Tufin NSPM for managing network security policies and firewall rules.
• Knowledge of network protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, HTTPS) and routing/switching concepts.
• Experience with firewall performance tuning, high availability configurations, and troubleshooting.
• Ability to identify and respond to security incidents.