firewall engineer

Role:FIREWALL ENGINEER LOCATION:100% REMOTE DURATION:12+ MONTHS Required Skills : Checkpoint Firewall SME Checkpoint Firewall implementation Checkpoint Maestro IPS/IDS Automation Threat protection Firewall rules & policies Data Center Network Architecture Understanding Job Description : The Role Reporting to the Network Application Manager, the Checkpoint Firewall Engineer is seen as a technical expert in networking security (firewalls), API usage and integration, and threat management. This is a technical and hands on role, with a primary focus on the holistic design and implementation of the Checkpoint Firewall solution. This specifically includes policy automation, threat policy management and troubleshooting, and API usage & integration. Will be expected to support the network engineering and global threat team(s) with complex troubleshooting of issues as required. You will have experience of working in high impact, mission critical environments where service matters and exceeding expectations is the norm. Required Skills: • Experience with Check Point’s API architecture to support automation and orchestration. • Has awareness of recent Checkpoint code levels and able to leverage modern features to solve problems • Has experience with firewall policy automation or leveraging Infrastructure as Code for deployments (Ansible/Terraform) • Has experience with Checkpoint IPS, AV and URL Filtering for threat management and troubleshooting • Describe the Check Point Firewall infrastructure. Create and modify Check Point Rule Base objects. Configuring new and maintaining Security Gateway Clusters. • Understand Smart Console features, functions, and tools. Validate existing licenses and contract requirements for Check Point security products. Monitor Management Server states. Grant permissions and user access. • Experience with Gaia system management procedures. Upgrading a Security Management Server • Understand system management procedures, including how to perform system upgrades and how to install hotfixes. • Familiarity with how Maestro uses Hyperscale Technology. Identify the essential components of the Maestro system • Experience with how the Maestro Orchestrator’s downlinks, uplinks, management, and sync port’s function. Create, delete, and modify Security Groups • Understand the basics of the Dual-Site environment • Describe how the Gaia Command Line Interface (CLI) supports the configuration of MHO appliances • Perform diagnostic troubleshooting using the CLI • Evaluate how traffic flows through a Maestro environment • Demonstrate how to use traffic monitoring commands • Understands Checkpoint consumption of identity service for use in security rules • Understands, implement, and troubleshoot Checkpoint identity service • Advanced to expert capability of scripting in Python 2.7. Thanks & Regards, Naveen Sai - Technical Recruiter Thought wave Software and Solutions 314 N. Lake St, Suite 6, Aurora IL 60506 Desk: 6302168656 EXTN: 156 Mobile: 4307552553 Email : naveen@thoughtwavesoft.com Website:www.thoughtwavesoft.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/naveen-chakra-sai-kodi-0b79aa131