What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Firewall Engineer - Remote position at Lumen Technologies?
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The Lead Information Security Engineer will evaluate, select, design, and implement security technologies for the Lumen Cyber Defense organization.
- Partner with risk teams to develop and implement risk framework
- Technology evaluation
- Implementation of security controls and processes:
- Low Level Designs
- Technology lifecycle
- Testing
- Training
- Documentation for transfer of support to Operational teams
- Complex maintenances
- Escalation support
- Maintain and improve existing network security by supporting:
- Network and host Firewall architecture, security policy, and lifecycle
- Routing - troubleshooting and implementation - static route and BGP
- IDS/IPS - Sourcefire, Firepower, Fortinet
- VPN
- Anti-virus
- AAA (MFA, RADIUS, TACACS)
- Elevated rights management
Required
- Bachelor's degree in related field plus 4 years relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience in network and/or firewall engineering, administration, design, and implementation including experience in applying methodologies and principles for all levels of security.
- Solid understanding of information security fundamentals, host and network security hardening and requirements; networking protocols; common intrusion techniques; and common risk management concepts.
Preferred
- Experience in incident response, computer forensics security, risk assessments, application security or network security.
- Experience with technologies, tools, and process controls to minimize risk and data exposure.
- Development experience in scripting languages such as Python or Perl.
- Experience in large enterprise or carrier data centers and/or networks.
- Certifications In specific security technologies such as Fortinet, Arbor, Radware, Palo Alto, Cisco, or Checkpoint.
- Security industry certifications (examples):
- CISSP
- CRISC
- CISM
- Security
- CCNA
- ACIA
- CCNP
- CEH
- ITIL Foundations
Requisition #: 326986
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