Firewall Consultant

Title: Firewall ConsultantLocation: 2 MetroTech Brooklyn, NYRate: $80 - $90 /HourSCOPE OF SERVICES Firewalls and Network – Next-Gen Firewall, Routing and Defensive Security, DNS, DDOS: design, implementation, and configurationTASKS:1\. Participate in design meetings and reviews from a security and network perspective on assigned priority projects.2\. Propose networking security architecture to meet the business requirements and while adhering to OTI’s best practices guidelines.3\. Collaborate with OTI’s Architect teams for developing operable solutions for Citywide requirements.4\. Complete all requirements for installing new network or firewall devices.5\. Follow OTI process for new devices provisioning of integrated systems.6\. Configure ports, configure firewalls, and apply the base templates configurations, integrate the appliances into production network.7\. Develop and validate base configurations for the new firewall.8\. Follow OTI’s established procedures to successfully replace firewalls and firewall rules.MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE Note: Candidates who do not have the mandatory skills will not be considered1\. Minimum 12 years of experience in the field of networking, network security and firewalls2\. Must have hands-on experience with Palo Alto3\. Deep understanding and experience of DNS, NTP, BGP and other critical infrastructure protocols.4\. Must understand BGP, MPLS, OSPF, IS-IS routing protocols in a large environment. Deep understanding on routing, load balancing and networking infrastructureDESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:1\. Hands on experience in Cisco and Palo Alto firewall technology2\. Additional experience in the field of load balancing.3\. Good project management skills4\. Ability to simultaneously work on multiple projects