Ensure compliance with security policies, develop and update IT security documentation, provide related status reports, briefings, schedules, and project plans in written form.
Plan and implement security reviews for changes impacting hardware, software, baselines, connections, or applications.
Collaborate with staff to plan and implement new firewall architectures, upgrades and features as necessary.
Assist in the administration of all firewalls to include updates, upgrades, policy administration, and validation.
Perform other security related tasks, including vulnerability scanning and log management.
Assist in reviewing and implementing customer changes consistent with existing policies.
Review and update documentation to ensure consistency with current procedures.
Manage and tune additional software blades associated with firewall architecture (IPS, URL, Application
Control, AV, Advanced Malware detection).
Follow industry best practices, NIST SP 800-53, and agency security policy standards to identify gaps and inefficiencies in the security infrastructure and provide options for resolving them.
Make recommendations to modernize security infrastructure in a more effective and efficient manner.
Explain new security requirements to IRM&TS staff and contractors to support implementation.
Work outside of normal business hours to support outage resolution, planned maintenance, or to implement an upgrade.
Perform other related duties.