IT Firewall Administrator (ID#5150)

New Value Solutions, a national IT consulting company, is seeking an IT Firewall Administrator to assist with the implementation and modification of custom firewall, proxy, VPN, Web Application Firewall, and IDS/IPS rules.

Responsibilities:

• Implement and modify firewall, proxy, VPN, Web Application Firewall (WAF), and IDS/IPS rules in accordance with project requirements and organizational security policies.
• Work with customers, internal teams, and vendors to troubleshoot project-related firewall, VPN, proxy, WAF, and IDS/IPS issues across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Configure and support cloud-native firewall and security controls, including Azure Network Security Groups (NSGs), Azure Application Security Groups (ASGs), and AWS security groups.
• Assist with secure connectivity requirements between on-premises data centres and cloud environments (Azure and AWS)
• Update and maintain project and operational documentation, ensuring all changes are accurately recorded in line with governance and compliance requirements.
• Progress production change requests as required for firewall, zoning, VPN, and security group activities.
• Provide knowledge transfer and collaboration with security and network operations teams to ensure continuity of support.

Requirements:

• A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a university degree or technical diploma in a Computer Science or Information Technology program, combined with relevant industry certifications, and at least four (4) years of recent experience implementing and supporting firewall rules, VPNs, Active Directory, and DNS in a large, complex corporate environment with multiple data centers and cloud platforms.
• Strong understanding of networking and firewalling principles, including segmentation, rule design, and security zoning
• Hands-on operational knowledge of Fortinet, Palo Alto, and Cisco firewalls (experience with F5 LTM or other load balancers considered an asset)
• Experience configuring and supporting VPNs (site-to-site, remote access, and cloud-integrated)
• Experience configuring and supporting Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) in both on-premises and cloud environments.
• Working knowledge of Azure (NSG/ASG) and AWS firewall/security controls, including hybrid on-prem to cloud environments
• Experience with VMware NSX Distributed Firewall (DFW) including micro-segmentation, east-west traffic control, and policy-based security design and implementation.
• Familiarity with certificate management (PKI) as it applies to firewall/VPN authentication and SSL inspection.
• Demonstrated ability to support on-prem to cloud migrations, including translating firewall/VPN/WAF rules to cloud equivalents.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail
• Self-directed, highly motivated, and results-oriented
• Strong communication, customer interaction, and organizational skills
• Ability to work on multiple concurrent projects and multi-task effectively.
• Team player with well-developed interpersonal skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and common productivity tools
• Industry certifications such as CCNA, NSE (Fortinet), PCNSE (Palo Alto), or equivalent are preferred.

If you have this expertise, and are able to work in Canada, please submit your resume. While we thank all candidates in advance for their application, only those candidates who are shortlisted will be contacted.

ID# 5150