Network Firewall Engineer - need onsite from day 1

 Based in Manassas, VA, you will be working alongside a dynamic team of network engineers. Your team is fully responsible for the design, optimization, deployment and support of the Network Firewalls and security aspects. This Agile team engages in the product evolution, covering network architecture and design, development, configuration, quality assurance, security, operations and IT infrastructure aspects.
 You will work in a truly international environment with main hubs across three continents. We have global reach and impact but operate fast as we are a relatively small company.
 As a driving force of technological change, we operate in a true agile way. You will have a unique opportunity to expand your reach in terms of knowledge, network and build your expertise through SWIFT’s global platform.
 What to expect in this role:
 • Work with the Product Owner and Squad members to design, develop, test, configure, upgrade and maintain Fortinet and Checkpoint Firewalls with virtual instances (VDOM/VSX) in line with agreed requirements
 • Work with your team to implement and operate your solutions
 • Deploy infrastructure and network software according to our change management processes
 • Collaborate with our internal and external customers following DevOps/Agile principles and best practices
 • Assist in developing and maintaining technical documentation
 • Interact and collaborate with other internal teams to ensure excellent customer satisfaction
 • Handle issues always focusing on continuous improvement: you will automate, educate and share knowledge transparently
 • Opportunity to develop yourself and others in a true DevOps agile environment.
 • This position is mission critical and offers flexible work (minimum 2 days onsite and maximum 3 days from home – per week)
 • Willing to perform weekend deployment activities and on-call on a rotational basis with peer team members (Estimated: One Saturday out of 4 weekends)
 What will make you successful?
 Professional skills & competencies
 • Autonomous, driven, with strong ability to quickly adapt and respond to change.
 • Customer oriented and quality mindset – we continually strive to deliver true customer value.
 • Strong analytical skills, open-minded, solutions oriented, and a true team player – gaining energy through collaboration with others.
 • Act as a technical lead to bring in Network Architecture design and drive to implementation
 • Fluent in English (spoken and written).
 Technical skills & knowledge
 Required technical skills
 • Hands-on experience with Fortinet and Checkpoint Firewalls or similar technologies
 • Hand-on experience with Firewall management platforms FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, Checkpoint Smart-1
 • Familiarity with security policy management tools like Algosec Security Management System
 • Familiarity with SD-WAN and Zero Trust
 • Knowledge of Cisco ACI
 • Capable of troubleshooting complex network flows, interconnectivity, performance and configuration issues
 • Provisions/executes firewall requests in accordance with security policies and standards on all environments
 • Familiarity with concepts like Zero Touch/Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
 • Scripting in Shell, Python or Perl
 
 
 Desired technical skills
 • Certification in Fortinet FCP/FCSS Network Security, Checkpoint CCSA/CCSE, Cisco CCNA
 • Daily and Weekly FW rule-base management (provisioning, assurance etc.,)
 • Contribute, plan and execute Firewall product roadmap/evolution – upgrades and new features
 • Independently deploy a new infrastructure/environment i.e. from High Level Design to Detailed Design to Deployment
 • Identifies problems and inefficiencies within our network and organizational workflows and assists with any recommended remediation/ changes to correct (example: script and automate routine tasks)
 • Participate in the evaluation of new network technologies
 • Familiarity with Jira, Confluence and ServiceNow tools for collaboration
 • Knowledge/experience operating in Linux operating system
 
 Additional assets:
 • Knowledge of CI/CD pipeline and Automation technologies for build and deployment – Ansible, Jenkins
 • Good knowledge of IT security
 • Mentor junior colleagues
 
 
 Education & Experience
 University degree in computer science or related field. Or equivalent work experience.
 6-10 years of experience in a technical operational support area
 
 PLEASE NOTE: Besides hybrid work environment, suitable candidate should be available for weekend deployments every 3 or 4 weeks.