SR IT Firewall Security Engineer

Job Description

The IT – Sr. Security Engineer (Firewall Focus) is part of the BJS IT Security Engineering and Operations team that is responsible for (including but not limited) to Firewalls, Remote Access, VPN, NAC and overall network security. As part of the team, you will be working with multiple other teams on maintaining and improving our security posture as well as implementing new technologies in this retail environment with a primary focus as the Checkpoint Firewall SME. This is a great opportunity to join a strong team with great open collaboration and various skills.
This is a full time exempt position with the majority of work time scheduled Mon-Fri during business hours. Off hours work is required at times and includes pre-scheduled change work and issue troubleshooting as part of an oncall rotation.

Responsibilities include:
Primary SME for Checkpoint Firewall engineering, maintenance, patching, hardening, troubleshooting, and tickets.
Work independently and along side team members and project managers to complete projects and tasks within timelines and budgets.
Working firewall and other request tickets.
Work as a team player to troubleshoot both security and non-security issues to minimize potential downtime.
Schedule and implement changes through our change process (Some changes require work that is performed off hours and/or onsite work at a club or datacenter).
Engineer, Configure, and deploy security solutions and equipment.
Work transparently following the BJS processes.

Requirements:
Able to work independently and in a collaborative team environment.
Required Experience with Checkpoint Firewalls and Security technologies.
Preferred Experience with other Firewall technologies (Fortinet and Palo Alto)
Experience with Network technologies (VPN, Remote Access, Routing, SDWan, Wireless) and protocols (OSPF, BGP).
Cloud (AWS / Azure) experience preferred
Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction
Must be able to create documents, spreadsheets, and detailed drawings using Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Visio.
A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Equivalent work experience in IT Network Security.
Able to work off hours as needed
Perform other duties and tasks as directed by management.

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