Role overview

Qualifications

Minimum of 4 years as a firewall administrator
Experience with Juniper and/or Palo Alto firewalls
Minimum certification of Secplus or Netplus
CISSP or Juniper/Palo Certifications prioritized

Responsibilities

Daily maintenance of firewalls in a complex infrastructure
Rule updates, OS upgrades, and hardware upgrade coordination
Customer troubleshooting and Service Central ticket monitoring
Rotational on-call support

Key facts

Remote from: Anywhere
Full time
Mid-level (2-5 years)
English

Hard skills

Juniper Network Technologies Palo Alto Wildfire System Configuration Event Monitoring

Other skills

Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)
Customer Service

About the company

PlanIT Group, LLC

PlanIT Group is an IT and engineering professional services company which provides top-tier talent to various commercial and government customers. We also provide systems and IT infrastructure integration which allows us to bring the talent and manage the implementation. At PlanIT Group, we pride ourselves on being extremely agile, innovative, and forward thinking. At PlanIT Group, we specialize in sourcing and matching skilled professionals to meet the dynamic demands of the digital landscape. With a focus on precision and expertise, we connect companies with the right individuals, driving innovation, and success in the ever-evolving world of technology. Our customers engage us to create solutions to complex mission challenges, and PlanIT delivers. Innovation. Integration. Integrity.

Company details

Company size51 - 200

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Job description

Firewall Administrator: we are seeking a candidate with current experience in Juniper and/or Palo Alto firewall design, configuration, administration, and troubleshooting. The role will involve daily maintenance of a subset of firewalls in a complex infrastructure. Daily tasking will include rule updates, OS upgrades, hardware upgrade coordination, customer troubleshooting, Service Central ticket monitoring, and other administrative work. This role will have a rotational on-call support requirement, currently one week every 12 weeks.

Candidate should have a minimum certification of Sec+ or Net+. CISSP or Juniper/Palo Certifications will be prioritized.
Minimal travel may be required for team meetings or training and is not frequent.

Must have experience minimum of 4 years as a firewall administrator working specifically with Juniper and/or Palo Alto; certifications in these will be prioritized over other candidates. Minimum of Sec+ or Net+ cert plus 4 years firewall admin experience required.