Senior Check Point Firewall Engineer

Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior Check Point Firewall Engineer to work in our Washington, DC office / remote.  The role is contingent upon additional funding.

Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior Check Point Firewall Engineer to provide the following services to our Federal government client:

• Collaborate with customer staff to design, plan and implement new firewall architectures, upgrades and features as necessary.
• Lead in the administration of the client's Check Point firewalls to include updates, upgrades, policy administration and validation.
• Review and implement 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).
• Willingness to work outside of normal business hours to support outage resolution, planned maintenance or to implement an upgrade.

*5+ years of relevant work experience required*

Salary Range: $130,000 - $150,000
General Description of Benefits

• Minimum five (5) years of experience configuring and administering Checkpoint Firewalls.
• In-depth knowledge of security operations, including firewall rules and security policies.
• Strong networking ability and knowledge of firewall platforms to assist in rapid identification and isolation of issues during incidents and outages.