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Position Title: Firewall - Cybersecurity Analyst II

Reports To: IT Cybersecurity Manager

Direct Reports: No Functional Unit: IT

FLSA Status: Exempt Position Type: Full-Time

THE COMPANY

Onward Energy is an independent power platform that owns and operates over 7 GW of utility-scale wind, solar and natural gas generation projects across the U.S. Our Vision is to reliably power a sustainable future. Our Mission is that as North America’s premier independent power generator, we will deliver renewable and reliable power to our customers, opportunities to our employees, sustainable returns to the families who invest in us, and a better world to the next generation. Corporate Offices in Denver, New York and Charlotte, we are where renewable meets reliable. See www.onwardenergy.com for more information.

THE CHALLENGE

The Firewall Administrator is an integral member of the Cybersecurity team, providing industry expertise in the implementation, configuration, management, and support of Check Point firewalls. This position is a key contributor in deployment and acquisition projects, ongoing firewall lifecycle operations and support, and continuous improvement of firewall policies and rules in all Onward Energy IT/OT environments.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Planning

• Case Review
  • Review all team cases
  • Prioritize cases
  • Coordinates team case management

Project

• Asset Acquisition Onboarding projects
  • Firewall deployments
  • Access control policy design and initial configuration
• Networking changes

Operations

• Firewall operations
  • Configuration change control and documentation
  • Configures firewall policies
• Firewall lifecycle
  • Firewall inventory documentation
  • Firewall lifecycle assessment
  • Firewall lifecycle patching and updates
  • Firewall deprecation and replacement

Support

• Firewall support
  • Firewall emergency and out-of-band patching
  • Firewall-related support tickets

Training

• Focus areas
  • Networking
  • Firewalls
  • Check Point products
  • Microsoft Products
  • Leadership
  • Project Management

Research

• Focus Areas
  • Firewalls

THE PROFILE TO SUCCEED

• 3-5 years of professional experience in a cybersecurity-focused firewall administrator/ network engineer role.
• Demonstrable experience:
  • Implementing and configuring firewalls
  • Implementing security patches and policies
  • Troubleshooting security incidents
  • Analyzing network traffic to detect threats
  • Investigating security incidents
  • Develop and implement security standards, best practices, and compliance with regulatory requirements
  • Identify, prioritize, and implement firewall rules
• Mastery of network security technologies:
  • Firewalls (Check Point, Cisco, Palo Alto)
  • Network IDS/IPS solutions
  • Network Security Monitoring (NSM)
  • Switch/router ACLs
  • Network access control solutions
  • IPSec and TLS based VPNs
  • SIEM logging and alerting

THE TEAM

Onward Energy team is comprised of industry professionals who embrace collaboration, dedication, and hard work while also being down to earth. At Onward Energy, we seek to find solutions rather than assign blame.

THE WORK ENVIRONMENT

The position functions in a smoke and vape free professional office environment. The role routinely utilizes standard office equipment such as laptop computer, phone, and scanner/photocopier.

Onward Energy total rewards philosophy is motivated by a key tenet of People First and offers associates a comprehensive total rewards package which includes market competitive compensation, health, life insurance, and retirement savings benefits.

Onward Energy is an Affirmative Action Employer, Females/Minority/Veterans/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.