Firewall Engineer 792
Freedom Consulting
Salary undisclosed
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Description
Freedom Technology Solutions Groups is looking to add a Firewall Engineer to support both corporate and customer leadership to research, analyze, and implement enterprise-wide network security solutions/capabilities/enhancements to support customer business/mission goals and objectives.
Responsibilities:
- Assist with design, analysis, testing, and implementation of state-of-the-art secure network architectures.
- Conduct risk assessment and provide design recommendations.
- Manage WAN, LAN, CAN, and remote network security as well as incident and problem management.
- Oversee security infrastructure sustainment, maintenance, and advanced configuration. (firewalls, F5 load balancers, web gateways, mail gateways, IDS, and management tools).
- Oversee the reporting, documentation, and investigation of all security-related incidents; lead the development and implementation of corrective measures.
- Develop and execute standard operating procedures (SOPs) for security tools.
- Evaluate and report on new network Security technologies to enhance the capabilities of the network.
- Act as liaison to the contract and customer management, and government Designated Approving Authority (DAA) regarding network security status, policies, and procedures.
Qualifications:
- Active security clearance.
- Must be able to successfully pass/maintain a U.S. Government Polygraph (post-hire)
- BA/BS Degree and typically between Two (2) and Eight (8) years of related technical experience in Network Security with large-scale enterprise/global networks in a high-paced, diverse environment. (Additional experience may be considered instead of a degree.)
- DoD 8140.01 and DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II compliant certification (current)
- Must be able to successfully obtain/maintain CSSP Infrastructure Support certification within 120 days of start date (post-hire)
- Firewalls (e.g. Palo Alto, Juniper, Cisco, etc.)
- Routers/Switches (e.g. Juniper, Cisco, etc.)
- Intrusion Detection Systems / IDS Products (e.g. FireEye, F5 Load Balancer, Cisco FTD, etc.)
- Unix, RHELS OS, Windows Enterprise AD, VMware
Benefits
- 401(k)
- paid time off
- tuition reimbursement
About this role
Freedom Consulting is seeking a Firewall Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain enterprise network security infrastructure across corporate and customer environments. You'll work with industry-standard platforms including Palo Alto, Juniper, and Cisco firewalls, F5 load balancers, and intrusion detection systems, while managing security across WAN, LAN, and remote networks. The role spans hands-on technical work—configuration, testing, and incident response—alongside strategic responsibilities like risk assessment, SOP development, and evaluating emerging security technologies.
This position requires an active U.S. Government security clearance and the ability to obtain a polygraph clearance post-hire. You'll need 2 to 8 years of enterprise network security experience, a bachelor's degree (or equivalent additional experience), and current DoD 8140.01 and 8570.01-M IAT Level II certifications. Hands-on proficiency with firewalls, routers, IDS products, and operating systems like Unix, RHEL, Windows Enterprise AD, and VMware is essential. You must also commit to obtaining CSSP Infrastructure Support certification within 120 days of hire.
This is a remote contract role based in St. Louis. Freedom offers competitive compensation, fully paid medical coverage, matching 401k, paid training and tuition reimbursement, generous PTO including paid site closures, and a collaborative team environment focused on cutting-edge security technologies.
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