Team Lead Firewall Admin (Checkpoint)

The Team Lead Firewall Administrator provides technical leadership, supervision, and operational oversight for enterprise boundary defense services supporting DLA enclaves across on-premises and cloud environments. This role leads the planning, coordination, administration, sustainment, and continuous improvement of firewall, proxy, and cloud security operations; ensures services are performed efficiently, accurately, on time, and in compliance with contract, DoD, DISA, and DLA requirements; and serves as the primary lead for staff execution, resource allocation, reporting, and customer coordination. The position supports security requirements definition, environment-specific configurations, daily operations and maintenance, knowledge transfer to Government personnel, and support across all DLA locations under DLA Information Operations Network and Telecommunications Systems.

• Firewall Management and Operations: Monitors, analyzes, and manages firewall system logs and security events to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of enterprise network systems.
• Installation and Configuration: Installs, configures, maintains, and troubleshoots firewalls and related network security appliances to ensure optimal performance and security posture.
• Security Policy Administration: Formulates and manages network security policies, access control lists (ACLs), and rule sets in alignment with IA and organizational security guidelines.
• Incident Response and Resolution: Investigates and responds to firewall-related incidents, performs root cause analyses, and develops corrective action plans to mitigate vulnerabilities.
• Documentation and Reporting: Develops technical documentation, system configuration guides, change control records, and incident response reports for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Compliance and Governance: Ensures full adherence to DoD, DLA, and IA standards, regulations, and best practices governing cybersecurity and network defense.
• Stakeholder Coordination: Collaborates closely with the Vendor Project Manager (PM), Contracting Officer's Representatives (CORs), and government user representatives to ensure technical accuracy, regulatory compliance, and customer satisfaction.
• Continuous Improvement: Evaluates and recommends network security upgrades, system enhancements, and technology integrations to strengthen the enterprise network security posture.

• Seven (7) years of relevant experience, including the following:
• Working knowledge of firewalls and firewall management systems.
• Working knowledge and understanding of industry standard network environments, including firewall and security hardware/software components.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of Check Point firewalls, including R81 and R82.
• Working knowledge of Information Assurance (IA) Best Practices and cybersecurity principles.
• In-depth knowledge of LAN and WAN operations, architectures, and interconnectivity.
• Experience with industry standard Incident Ticket Tracking systems for creating, tracking, and resolving incidents and work orders.
• Comprehensive knowledge of DoD security regulations, guidelines, and policies, including but not limited to IA standards.
• Working knowledge of installation, configuration, and day-to-day sustainment of network equipment, including but not limited to firewalls, routers, switches, and other network appliances.
• DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification: IAT-II
• Computing Environment: must possess two (2) certificates, one in each category:
• Category One: CCSE or CCSM
• Category Two:
• AWS CSA Associate AWS Certified Solutions Architect-Associate
• AWS CS Specialty AWS Certified Security-Specialty
• MC: Azure SEA Microsoft Certified Azure Security Engineer Associate
• MC: Azure SAE Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• MC Azure Admin Associate Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate
• OCI Cloud Ops Pro 2024
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2024 Cloud Operations Professional
• Check Point Certified Cloud Specialist (CCCS) cert
• Security Clearance - Must possess an active Secret Clearance (or higher) with a Tier-5 Background Investigation

• We emphasize and foster professional growth by helping you set and achieve professional goals
• Exceptional health insurance benefits
• 401K, Paid Time Off (PTO)