Urgent C2C Requirement – Network Security Engineer Annapolis, MD

JOB DESCRIPTION

The AOC is seeking proposals from prospective Offerors to provide one (1) Network Security Engineer. The Network Security Engineer will actively participate in planning and coordinating the design, installation, and connectivity of computer and network systems to ensure stable, scalable, redundant, and secure 24×7 network operations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• The Offeror shall propose resource(s) that meet the following minimum qualifications:

1. Associate degree.
2. Active certifications as follows:

1. Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator (PCNSA) Certification or Palo Alto Networks Network Security Professional Certification.
2. Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Enterprise or (CCNA) Security Certification.

• Ten (10) years of CONUS technical experience in IT networking and network security.
• Associate’s degree in an Information Technology (IT) related field, as determined by the AOC.
• Certifications that are currently active or expired within three (3) years of proposal submission as follows:

1. Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE) Certification or Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall Engineer Certification or Palo Alto Networks Network Security Analyst Certification.
2. Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Enterprise or (CCNP) Security Certification.

• Offeror shall provide the proposed resource’s Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator (PCNSA) Certification and Palo Alto Networks Certification Verification Code as evidence of active certification.
• Offeror shall provide the proposed resource’s Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Enterprise or (CCNP) Security Certification.
• If a certification includes a verification number (e.g., Cisco, Palo Alto), the Offeror shall ensure the submitted certificate includes the verification number.
• Foreign education (i.e., education acquired outside of any State of the U.S. and the District of Columbia) must be evaluated by a credential evaluation service in order to be given credit towards qualification. Credential evaluation service must be a member organization of one of the two national associations of credential evaluation services: National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE).

SCOPE OF WORK

1. Pro-actively identifying organization requirements, and helping to design, and engineer implementations that best serve the needs.
2. Performing project-based engineering, design, installation and troubleshooting of data security networks.
3. Providing assessment, design and implementation services of data and secure networking environments.
4. Developing comprehensive graphical and text-based design documentation and effectively managing the implementation process from design to acceptance.
5. Assisting internal groups through capacity planning, maintaining, monitoring and review of secure data communications networks.
6. Leading migrations or assisting a team of engineers who will migrate traditional/legacy network security platforms to current/next generation technologies and expose customers to the full life cycle of defense in depth solutions.
7. Assisting network engineers in troubleshooting critical problems or threat remediation relating to network security products.
8. Working with the engineering team to successfully implement configuration guidelines, change management, and standard operating procedures for secure network solutions.
9. Leading, scheduling, providing guidance and coordinating the activities with other team members to resolve end user problems in a timely and accurate fashion.
10. Generating weekly status reports including project progress, key milestones, and tasks accomplished.
11. Hosting weekly status meetings/calls with team or on as needed basis

RESOURCE SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & CAPABILITIES

1. Five years of experience with:

1. Palo Alto Networks next generation firewall services.
2. Intrusion Detection and Prevention with Palo Alto networks.
3. Content Filtering Palo Alto networks.
4. Virtual Private Networks using Palo Alto network systems.
5. Data Loss Prevention
6. TLS/SSL Inspection

2. Four (4) years of experience in Complex switching, routing, wireless with Cisco Systems.
3. Three (3) years of experience in Reverse Proxies, Load Balancing with A10 networks.
4. Two (2) years of experience in Network Access Control – Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), Free Radius, and Access Control Lists (ACLs).
5. General experience with the following:

1. Implementing multi factor authentication solutions with Microsoft.
2. Cloud based virtual networking and security services
3. Authentication standards – (802.1x) in wired and wireless applications.
4. Scalable routing protocols Enhance Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Open Shortest Path Fist (OSPF), and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP).
5. Enterprise Data Center implementing Micro segmentation.
6. Certificate Management, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).
7. Vulnerability management using Nessus, NMAP, Windows, Unix, and Linux OS
8. Packet/Protocol Analysis using Opnet, Riverbed, Wireshark, and taps.
9. Centralized Management using Panorama, SolarWinds
10. Major server and desktop operating systems and utilities 

6. Ability to:

1. To work independently, troubleshoot and provide mentoring to junior associates. 
2. Communicate effectively when providing presentations.
3. Produce technical documents (diagrams, design documents, project plans and schedules, and user instructions) as required.