IT Specialist - Firewalls

Job Description

Maintains OT firewalls and perimeter defense devices to ensure compliance with NERC CIP requirements. 


Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility

  - Support the deployment and maintenance of Firewalls, IPS, and other perimeter defense devices for compliance with NERC CIP Version 5 

- Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot CheckPoint firewall technologies to include IPS, SecureXL, ClusterXL, and VPN solutions on GAIA, Embedded GAIA, SPLAT, and IPSO operating system to ensure infrastructure stability 

- Development and maintenance of NERC CIP compliant Firewall rule sets 

- Working or strong knowledge or routing protocols (RIP/OSPF/BGP), route redistribution, and route maps 

- Strong analysticial and problem-solving skills utilizing event correlation and packet analysis tools  - Support architecting and development of NERC CIP Electronic Security Perimeter environments 

- Generate and maintain administrative documentation such as architecture diagrams, procedures, etc  - Provide second-level support proactively with members of IT 

- Development, implementation, and on-going maintenance of security policies and procedures  - Maintain vendor relationship and collect vendor evidence supporting NERC CIP compliance 


Qualifications

Work Experience and Minimum Educational Background

IT Specialist - Associate's degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering, and 3 years of comparable work experience 

IT Specialist Sr. - Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering, and 5 years of comparable work experience  Checkpoint Certified Security Expert (CCSE) or Checkpoint Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) preferred 


Additional Information

​Jesus "Jin" Pengson

Talent Acquisition

PSG Global Solutions

Phone: 303 997-0290