Senior IDS/Firewall Engineer

Very prestigious financial firm is looking for a Senior Network Technologist. As a Senior Network Technologist in Support Systems, you will provide support for all areas of the technical support function including mainframe systems and communications software, test tools, performance, capacity planning, eCommerce and call center technology. You will also provide technical leadership through special and major projects, as well as provide team leadership.

 

-Checkpoint Expert Needed. You have to live, sleep, eat and breathe Checkpoint!!!!

 

Technical Responsibilities:

 

* Provide technical leadership, management and direction to ensure that security objectives to meet service level agreements or performance objectives;
* Lead and manage the team in the selection of vendors or tools and provide input to Group Manager to support supplier management efforts;
* Partner with and give feedback to vendors to ensure that SLA*s or performance objectives are met;
* Use industry best practices to manage operations at the lowest cost and improve operations performance;
* Hands on technical responsibilities for implementing Firewall and IDS solutions.
* Implement and be responsible for the implementation of technology;
* Collaborate with other teams as necessary to ensure customer service levels are met;

 

Requirements:

 

This position requires an individual with:

* A Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related field
* Minimum of six years specialized experience in support systems technology, network security, and infrastructure-based work.
* Must have experience Checkpoint firewalls; on the Nokia and Alteon platforms. Checkpoint N.G./certification also highly desirable.
* Must have experience with IDS, preferably with ISS*s Proventia platform
* Strong aptitude on security procedures, compliance issues.
* Corporate level/large infrastructure experience required, with adept skill in the intricacies of how firewalls and intrusion detection devices interact and link into overall infrastructures.
* eCommerce experience a must.
* Excellent networking skills, with basic hands-on experience with Cisco hardware(i.e. switches, routers, hubs, layer 2/3).
* Strong awareness and attention to detail, quick response measures, solid project multitasking, and ability to work independently.
* Recognition as a technical resource within the work group; knowledge of multiple platforms, and multiple network protocols; and extensive and specialized technical knowledge in Support Systems.
* Must be available for on-call, 24/7 support.
* Must be open to travel, as needed.

 

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Based in New York, Andiamo Partners is a globally recognized Technology Staffing and Consulting firm specializing in acquiring profoundly talented Information Technology resources on behalf of the world*s largest and most well-known securities firms.

Andiamo has an impressive client list that includes firms such as Morgan Stanley, HSBC, BNP Paribas as well as many other major financial services firms and prestigious hedge funds.

Andiamo Partners specializes in the following:

Business Lines:
Equity (Stocks, Options, Futures, Structured Products, Swaps)
Fixed Income (Credit Derivatives, Interest Rate Derivatives, MBS, ABS, Bonds, Munis, Treasuries),
Hedge Funds, Program Trade, Prime Brokerage, Quantitative Analysis, Commodities, Foreign Exchange (FX), Mutual Funds, Retirement Systems, Clearing Houses, Exchanges, Asset Management, Client Connectivity/FIX, ECN, Market Data, Order Management, Reference Data, Security Master.

Technology Lines:
Application Development & Integration, Infrastructure Management, Project Management/Business Analysis, Information Security, Quality Assurance, Desktop/Helpdesk Support, Trade Floor Technology, Executive IT Management.

Andiamo Partners currently has 100*s of open IT positions for both consultants and full time employees in the above noted areas. For further information about Andiamo Partners, please visit www.andiamopartners.com.

 

Janelle Jordan
Technical Recruiter
646-747-5169(main)
janelle.jordan@andiamopartners.com

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