Ampcus Inc is Hiring Infrastructure Engineer – Firewalls – Contract – W2 Only (No C2C) – Remote 2024/25

Infrastructure Engineer – Firewalls

REMOTE position as a contractor. Core Hours are 8 am -5 pm EST. There will be weekend and off-hour work as needed. IF CONVERTED, it will be a hybrid schedule with the following locations considered; Bloomfield CT, St. Louis MO, Bloomington MN, and Morris Plains NJ.

Role Summary/Key Objectives

Perform lead firewall migration support for long-term project involving major enterprise firewall migration from Checkpoint to new Palo Alto infrastructure. As a member of the security engineering team, the engineer will follow existing corporate processes to analyze, define, and implement efforts required for the success of the infrastructure migration.

The Work Includes

Plan and perform migration changes from Checkpoint and Cisco ASA, to Palo Alto Firewalls.

Diagnose and resolve application issues post firewall migration.

Analyze firewall requirements for application migrations to new infrastructure.

Manage changes through ServiceNow ITSM application.

Manage firewall implementations through AlgoSec and Panorama applications.

Remove/optimize old firewall policy configurations no longer required for optimization.

Participate in trouble-shooting application issues that may involve firewalls.

Ensure overall security perimeter infrastructure can support application migrations.

Required Skills

Demonstrated experience with Checkpoint and Palo Alto firewalls.

Demonstrated experience utilizing Palo Alto Expedition and other tools for policy migration.

Experience placing firewall security infrastructure and enforcing policy in new (previously unsecured) network environments.

Experience with AlgoSec and Panorama Firewall Management applications.

Experience with ServiceNow ITSM application.

Experience with large scale enterprise projects.

Knowledge of security protocols and implementations within ICS/IOT environments.

Experience in the use of multiple network tools, such as, SyslogNG, SevOne, Spectrum, Splunk, tcpdump and Qradar, for network troubleshooting and monitoring.

Well versed in crisis management and root cause analysis techniques.

Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.

Able to conduct research into networking issues and products as required.

Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment and make sound decisions in emergency situations.

Ability to present ideas in a user-friendly manner to non-technical individuals.

Highly self-motivated and directed.

Keen attention to detail.

Strong customer service orientation.

Education: Completed High School Diploma or GED is required

For more information please contact Tom Mazzulla at (url removed)

Since 1995, iTech Solutions Inc., has been providing IT Consulting and Direct Hire Services to the Insurance, Financial, Communications, Manufacturing and Government sectors with local offices in Connecticut, Minnesota, Colorado, Massachusetts, Tennessee, North Carolina, and New Jersey / Pennsylvania area.

Our recruiting strategy is simple, if you want to find qualified IT professionals then use IT professionals to find them. So at iTech Solutions, our personnel are all career IT professionals with a wide range of IT experience. We can honestly say our staff understands the technologies, the complexities of finding and selecting the appropriate personnel and the pressures of running successful IT projects.

Employer will not sponsor applicants for any employment visas, at hiring or in the future, including but not limited to H-1B visas. Corp-to-Corp or subcontract personnel will not be considered for this position.