Team Lead Firewall Administrator

Wits Solutions Inc. (WITS) is a SBA certified Small Disadvantaged Business with headquarters in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area. WITS has been providing best-in-class solutions in professional IT and administrative consulting to various Federal State Local and commercial customers. At WITS we believe in working not for our clients but with them. This is why right from the beginning; our analysts and solution-builders work closely with our clients to ensure that the project outcomes continue to deliver value long into the future.

SECURITY CLEARANCE

TOP SECRET

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS MANDATORY

• Investigative Requirement: At time of proposal the contractor must possess a High Risk (Confidential Critical Sensitive IT1) with a Tier 5 investigation. (SECRET Clearance).
• 8570/8140: DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification: Category IAT Level II certification or higher (one of the following): CCNA Security CySA GICSP GSEC SecurityCE CND SSCP CASP CE CCNP Security CISA CISSP (or Associate) GCED GCIH or CCSP.

Computing Environment; must possess two (2) certificates one is each category:

Category One (one of the following):

• CCSE or CCSM

Category Two-Cloud Cert (one of the following):

• 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

WORK EXPERIENCE MANDATORY

• Five (7) years relevant experience to include:
• Must have working knowledge and understanding of CheckPoint firewalls to include versions R81 and R82 and industry standard network environments to include firewall and security hardware/software. Must have knowledge and understanding of Information Assurance Best Practices.
• Must have in depth knowledge of LAN and WAN operations understanding of how to use Incident Ticket Tracking systems for inputting incident tickets and creating work orders along with a comprehensive knowledge of DOD and DLA security regulations guidelines and policies to include but not limited to IA standards.
• Must have hands-on experience with the installation configuration and day-to-day sustainment of network equipment to include but not limited to firewalls proxy servers cloud services and other network appliances.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS NICE TO HAVE

Bachelors

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Team Lead shall be able to provide overall supervision for vendor employees to include but not limited to planning and managing the project professionally ensuring that work is scheduled properly to obtain maximum use of resources; ensuring that accurate and timely reports are provided. Has the authority to resolve problems allocate resources manage personnel and monitor operation performance taking direction from the government to ensure complete satisfaction. Works under general supervision developing the requirements of a product from inception to conclusion. Develops required specifications for simple to moderately complex problems. Coordinates with the Vendor PM TPOCs and government user representatives to ensure accurate solutions and user satisfaction on technical matters.