About this job

Sapienza Consulting is recruiting a IT Security/Firewall Engineer to work at NCIA in Mons, Belgium.

Responsibilities

Under the direction of Section Head, Gateway Security Services, the Firewall Engineer will perform duties such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Support the Centralised SLA activities in all areas of network and security devices, such as
• Central administration of Boundary Protection and Gateway services
• System staging and configuration
• Firewall policy development
• Management, maintenance and configuration of appliances and software applications for Gateway Security systems, including network security devices such as firewalls and data diodes to ensure continuing functionality and availability
• Provide technical support in troubleshooting infrastructure and operational issues and collaborating with other teams for a successful resolution
• Perform the analysis, design, implementation and maintenance of authorised changes, related to Gateway Security Systems and the integration/tailoring of vendor supplied components, following established procedures for quality, configuration control, testing, documentation and security
• 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

Profile

The required skillset for the contracted individual is extensive knowledge and experience (more than 5 years) in the following areas:

• Palo Alto Networks Firewalls and Palo Alto Networks Panorama for Enterprise level deployments
• Firewall installation and management of other vendors
• Other Boundaries Protections Devices such as mail gateways or data diodes
• Computer and Networks Security principles, procedures and technologies.
• Wide and local area networks and components (switches, routers)
• LAN/WAN networking including protocol network architecture, and the vulnerabilities of modern operating systems and applications
• Troubleshooting TCP/IP networks, Linux and/or Windows infrastructures to identify problems
• TCP/IP protocols and services
• UNIX and Microsoft Operating system
• 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:

• Deploying Palo Alto Network Threat Prevention on Enterprise level
• Scripting (Python, Shell scripting, PowerShell)
• 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

Candidates must be eligible to work in the EU

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