Requirement Number: RCI-MWBE-85824Y0816 Firewall Specialist

Job Title: Firewall Specialist

Client: NYC OTI/DOITT

Location: 2 MTC (Hybrid), Brooklyn, NY 11201

Hybrid: Work location & Remote (X days in office/X days remote) For the first few months, the user will need to be on site Monday- Friday

Hours: This position will allow 35.00 - hours per week. Please do not assume that overtime will be allowed.

Duration: 11 Months

Interviews: WebEx / Teams / Online

Job Description:

Hybrid: Work location & Remote (X days in office/X days remote)

TASKS

• Participate in design meetings and reviews from a security and network perspective on assigned priority projects.
• Propose networking security architecture to meet the business requirements and while adhering to OTI s best practices guidelines.
• Collaborate with OTI s Architect teams for developing operable solutions for Citywide requirements.
• Complete all requirements for installing new network or firewall devices.
• Follow OTI process for new devices provisioning of integrated systems.
• Configure ports, configure firewalls, and apply the base templates configurations, integrate the appliances into production network.
• Develop and validate base configurations for the new firewall.
• Follow OTI s established procedures to successfully replace firewalls and firewall rules.

MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 12 years of experience in the field of networking, network security and firewalls
• Must have hands-on experience with Palo Alto
• Deep understanding and experience of DNS, NTP, BGP and other critical infrastructure protocols.
• Must understand BGP, MPLS, OSPF, IS-IS routing protocols in a large environment.
• Deep understanding on routing, load balancing and networking infrastructure.

DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Hands on experience in Cisco and Palo Alto firewall technology
• Additional experience in the field of load balancing.
• Good project management skills
• Ability to simultaneously work on multiple projects