Security/Firewall Architect

Company Description

Procom is a leading provider of professional IT services and staffing to businesses and governments in Canada.

With revenues over $500 million, the Branham Group has recognized Procom as the 3rd largest professional services firm in Canada and is now the largest “Canadian-Owned” IT staffing/consulting company.

Procom’s areas of staffing expertise include:

• Application Development
• Project Management
• Quality Assurance
• Business/Systems Analysis
• Datawarehouse & Business Intelligence
• Infrastructure & Network Services
• Risk Management & Compliance
• Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
• Security & Privacy

Specialties:

• Contract Staffing (Staff Augmentation)
• Permanent Placement (Staff Augmentation)
• ICAP (Contractor Payroll)
• Flextrack (Vendor Management System)

Job Description

Security/Firewall Architect

On behalf of our client, Procom Services is searching for a Security/Firewall Architect for a contract opportunity in Dallas, TX.

Security/Firewall Architect Job Duties

  • Translate business requirements into technical architectures, frameworks and solution configurations for internal and MSSP customers.
  • Provide engineering and operational support for internal and external customers using a Service Desk approach.
  • Performing continuous process improvement across security architecture, engineering, and operations.




Qualifications

Security/Firewall Architect Mandatory Skills
  • Minimum of 12 years’ experience in Information Technology, providing operational and engineering support.
  • Hands-on experience with Juniper, Cisco, and Check Point firewalls. Palo Alto a plus.
  • 5 years’ experience using formal ticketing system (Remedy, CA USD)
  • Ability to create data flow diagrams from business requirements.
  • Advanced Layer 3 and Layer 4 Packet Analysis *
  • Checkpoint, Cisco and Juniper Multi-Services Platforms *
  • Create process documentation *
  • Current on network security trends, applications/software/issues *
  • Evaluate and Implement customer move, add, change, delete requests *
  • Firewall *
  • Firewalls TCP/IP *
  • Identify security incidents and support client remediation *
  • Information Security standards and practices *
  • Internet security *
  • LAN and or WAN routers and switches *
  • Network security *
  • Risk analysis *
  • Routing protocols - BGP - OSPF - STP - IPV6 - MPLS *
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues *
  • Troubleshoot end to end network connectivity using command line tools *
  • Blue Coat Proxy *
  • Checkpoint advanced firewall solution design - implementation and administration *
  • Checkpoint NG *
  • Cisco IDS - IPS / Intrusion Detection *
  • Cisco PIX firewall *
  • CISSP Certification *
  • Firewall acceleration and load balancing technologies *
  • Juniper - Netscreen / Juniper Firewalls *
  • Client brick firewall *
  • Security architectures * • Security certification *
  • VPN *
  • Able to read, write, analyze firewall policies.
  • Able to use CA USD in ITIL framework to support requests and work.
  • Able to read, write Access Control Lists.
  • Able to perform security control optimization using one of the following: Tufin, Skybox, FireMon or AlgoSec.
  • Experience with Microsoft Visio.
  • Experience with Layer 3 networking, able to understand complex routing and NAT.
  • Experience with protocol capture, trace, and decode via TCPDUMP and/or Wireshark.
  • Able to perform on-call and after hours changes as required to support internal and external customers.
  • Experience with PCI-DSS governance and compliance framework.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Can't work on H1B and C2C