Senior Check Point Firewall Engineer

Everforth ECS is seeking a ***Senior Check Point Firewall Engineer*** to work in our ***Washington, DC*** office / ***remote***. ECS is seeking a ***Senior Check Point Firewall Engineer*** to provide the following services to our Federal government client: * Collaborate with customer staff to design, plan and implement new firewall architectures, upgrades and features as necessary. * Lead in the administration of the client's Check Point firewalls to include updates, upgrades, policy administration and validation. * Review and implement customer changes consistent with existing policies. * Review and update documentation to ensure consistency with current procedures. * Manage and tune additional software blades associated with firewall architecture. (IPS, URL, Application Control, AV, Advanced Malware detection). * Willingness to work outside of normal business hours to support outage resolution, planned maintenance or to implement an upgrade. *Salary Range: $120,000 - $130,000* *General Description of Benefits* Requirements: * Minimum five (5) years of experience configuring and administering Checkpoint Firewalls. * In-depth knowledge of security operations, including firewall rules and security policies. * Strong networking ability and knowledge of firewall platforms to assist in rapid identification and isolation of issues during incidents and outages. Req Benefits: Benefits - Everforth ECS