Description

The Contractor shall perform network security tasks for various state agencies, specifically focusing on:

·  Administrative Daily Responsibilities: Review and execution of Firewall Service Requests (FSRs), break-fix tickets, and formal change requests.

·  Infrastructure Modernization: Facilitating the decommissioning and “refresh” of End-of-Life (EOL) hardware on a recurring basis.

·  Compliance Maintenance: Implementing security controls and configurations to ensure agencies remain in alignment with IRS, FBI, and CJI compliance standards.

·  Hardware Administration: Technical configuration and management of Cisco ASA and Palo Alto firewalls.

3. Operational Requirements & Schedule

The Contractor is expected to mirror the duties and availability of a Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) staff member:

·  Standard Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday.

·  On-Call Rotation: Participation in a weekly on-call rotation to address after-hours incidents.

·  After-Hours Maintenance: Availability for scheduled maintenance windows or emergency response situations outside of standard business hours.

·  Background checks: Must be able to pass Criminal, financial backgrounds and drug test

4. Technical Qualifications

The Contractor should show base Knowledge and maintain proficiency in:

·  Palo Alto Firewalls: Next-generation firewall features such as, Zones, security policies, S2S VPN, Natting, and basic threat prevention

·  Cisco ASA Firewalls: Configuration, troubleshooting, and rule management.

·  General Networking: foundational knowledge of routing protocols, subnetting, OSI model ETC

Key Skills

Education

Any Gradute