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Security Firewall Engineer (NATO-NCIA)

Mons, Belgium, Sapienza Consulting [C002331]

Field(s) of expertise
Information Technology
Job type
Contract
Education
Vocational
Deadline
Closed

About this job

Sapienza Consulting is recruiting a Security Firewall Engineer to join NATO – NCIA, at Mons, Wallonia, Belgium.

Responsibilities

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

  • Support the Centralised SLA and project 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
  • Perform other duties as may be required

Profile

  • The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance

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.

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