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IT Specialist - Firewalls
AI Summary
IT Specialist maintains OT firewalls and perimeter defense devices to ensure NERC CIP compliance, configuring and troubleshooting CheckPoint firewalls and supporting secure perimeter environments.
About this role
IT Specialist - Firewalls
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
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