Firewall Admin

Firewall Administrator


Location: Dahlgren, Virginia

As the IPS/IDS Administrator, you will design, implement and maintain support of the network and security infrastructure, use best practices and knowledge of current technologies and their potential application to the RDT and E Environment, and will assist in assessing the security risk of proposed IPS/IDS modifications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Manage Cisco Firepower IPS/IDS' and network security systems by establishing and enforcing approved policies

Analyze network security requirements and implement perimeter security changes.

Utilizing industry best practices for security, disaster recovery, business continuity, change control, the engineer will design, configure, manage and troubleshoot a variety of network IPS/IDS technologies.

Serve as a subject matter expert in coordinating and troubleshooting with customers, other infrastructure support activities and business units.

Develop network documentation of security infrastructure

Monitor network performance and implement performance tuning as necessary.

Responsible for installing software, applying patches, managing file systems, and monitoring performance of IPS/IDS systems.

Performs data backups and restoration of managed systems.

Assist in the certification and accreditation process for managed systems and networks.

Install and deploy of new Cisco Firepower IPS/IDS hardware and software.