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AT&T · 4 days ago

Tier III Boundary Protection Engineer (NE III) (Government)

Las Cruces, NM

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$72K/yr - $170K/yr

7+ years exp

AT&T Global Public Sector is a trusted provider of secure, IP enabled, cloud-based, network solutions and professional services to the Federal Government. They are seeking a Tier III Boundary Protection Engineer to provide boundary protection to enterprise-level infrastructure and act as a subject matter expert in boundary technologies across multiple vendors.

CollaborationCommunications InfrastructureMobileService IndustryTelecommunicationsWireless

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Maintain the security and networking of enterprise boundary enclaves and devices

Responsible for installing software, applying patches, managing file systems, and monitoring performance of firewall systems

Provide support for Palo Alto, Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA), and Forcepoint firewall equipment and applications

Generate, determine impact of, and implement custom proxy policies and/or policy exceptions in response to ongoing technology implementation activities on the program

Proxy Subject Matter Expert (SME) for integration of other technologies within the program (function as a SME on ongoing technology projects)

Support the troubleshooting of web connectivity problems to determine root cause

Perform Proxy solution component upgrades, testing and configuration

Research and develop evidence collection, protection, and analysis techniques for customer owned and maintained hardware and/or software

Provide real-time monitoring and alerting of security incident investigations on perimeter/internal infrastructure

Provide day-to-day Operations and Maintenance (O&M) support for all incident management events and outages

Collaborate with IT staff on projects and initiatives

Provide input for monthly progress and status reporting of Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

Work with all corresponding technical support teams as required to resolve network traffic concerns

Utilize monitoring tools and log collectors to provide in-depth analysis on traffic anomalies and issues

Qualification

Boundary protection experiencePalo AltoCisco ASAForcepointProxy technologiesRouting fundamentalsNetwork Address TranslationService NowMS OfficeCommunication skills

Required

Candidate must have 16 years of experience that can be a combination of work history and education. (NOTE: This equates to a Doctorate and 8 years, master's and 10 years, bachelor's and 12 years, associates and 14 years or HS diploma and 16 years)

Candidate must have 7 years of relevant boundary protection experience delivering fault tolerant data network infrastructure solutions and incident response

Must comply with DoD 8140 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level 2

Experience in configuring and troubleshooting boundary protection technologies such as Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, and Forcepoint appliances

Experience with proxy technologies such as Bluecoat proxies or equivalent applications

Working knowledge or Routing and Networking fundamentals

Working knowledge of boundary protection best practices

Understanding of routing, switching, Internet Protocol (IP) subnet, Network Address Translation (NAT) and security technologies

Demonstrated ability to engineer and modify rulesets to allow connectivity for new customer requirements

Demonstrated ability to read, understand, and develop schematic diagrams, technical manuals, and documentation such that the supported equipment and software can be maintained with minimal training

Working knowledge of Service Now or similar IT Service Management (ITSM) products

Superior verbal and written communication skills

Intermediate-level knowledge of MS Office products Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio

Work rotating schedules and after-hours on-call support