Cyber Security Analyst

Per client requirements: Must be US Citizen or Green Card/ hybrid in Charlotte (3 days a week)

NO THIRD PARTIES please

Cybersecurity Analyst (Firewall)

Location Requirements:

Hybrid - 3 days per week onsite in Charlotte

Job Type: Contract starting at ONE year

Role Overview:

You will handle day-to-day next-generation firewall administration, support, and operations for our client. You will troubleshoot incidents of varying severity, support compliance activities, and help optimize and maintain firewall policy. You will also contribute to project-oriented initiatives as needed. You must be able to support on-call duties and after-hours change work.

Responsibilities:

• Performs day to day firewall policy administration
• Maintains security compliance for firewall operations
• Participates in cybersecurity projects and initiatives within Cybersecurity, IT, and other business units
• Contributes to team knowledge base
• Maintains up-to-date documentation of security infrastructure, changes, and security strategies
• Documents work performed
• Interacts with business partners and other IT Teams as necessary to understand, apply, and enforce security requirements
• Proactively identifies/makes recommendations on potential security issues and solutions
• Participates in on-call rotation duties
• Provides increased availability during inclement weather, cyber, and significant incidents
• Adheres to proper Change Management requirements and processes
• Responds to incidents in a timely manner
• Configures, installs, and maintains security hardware
• Deploys code upgrades
• Participates in investigation and troubleshooting efforts during service disruption events
• Represents IT Security organization professionally in interaction with internal business partners and other IT Support groups

Required Qualifications:

• Firewall experience is a must have
• NERC-CIP access required
• Motivated individual who will take initiative to learn and develop skillsets that align with the team’s needs/functions
• An individual who can support on-call duties and after-hours change work
• An individual who posses’ strong communication skills and will collaborate with peers and other stakeholders to achieve goals
• An individual who can manage multiple assignments and keep pace with evolving deadlines and scope of work
• An aptitude for firewall management, system integration, scripting/programming and continuous improvement

Preferred Qualifications:

• Palo Alto experience is a nice to have
• Hands on experience working with Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls
• Palo Alto Networks Certified Cybersecurity Entry-level Technician (PCCET)
• Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator (PCNSA)
• Cisco CCNA
• Cisco DevNet Associate
• CompTIA Security+ and/or Network+
• Other relevant industry certifications
• Ability to develop firewall policy while balancing customer requirements and security controls
• Ability to analyze firewall security and traffic logs
• Network administration/support experience
• General networking understanding and/or experience to include Understanding of TCP/IP communications & knowledge of how common protocols and applications work at the network level including DNS, DHCP, and SMB
• Experience with network monitoring, analysis, and troubleshooting
• Experience analyzing network traffic
• Working knowledge of NAT principles and troubleshooting
• Experience supporting a large enterprise network
• Experience in Data Center environment
• Demonstrated commitment to personal and team success