VPN Firewall Engineer

Job Responsibilities: Intellect Solutions is seeking a VPN/Firewall Engineer responsible for providing the management and operational support of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's (OCC) Cisco centric remote access and site-to-site Virtual Private Network solutions. The position requires a self-motivated individual possessing excellent people, verbal, and written communications skills. SPECIFIC DUTIES Candidate must be practically familiar or experienced with next-generation network (NGN) technologies. Key technologies to reference: Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC), Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD), Cisco ASA hardware and software-based firewalls, and zero trust architecture (ZTA) Must have experience with managing and operating a Cisco IPSEC VPN remote access solution using Cisco Secure Client or Cisco AnyConnect Must have experience with creating, managing, and operating Cisco site-to-site VPN solutions. Candidate must be knowledgeable of hash algorithms, internet key exchange, IPSEC, and other critical security parameters Supports compliance to ensure standardized regulations are adhered to, i.e. FedRAMP security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring of VPN and firewall products and services Experience analyzing, assessing, monitoring, and troubleshooting VPN and firewall services. Must have the ability to provide sound technical recommendations for short and long-term improvements to achieve better resiliency, operational efficiency, and security compliance, e.g. vulnerability remediation, secure configuration baselines Provide tier-3 level troubleshooting support with the most complex data, video, or voice network and hardware problems; research and analyze significant, complex network disruptions. Communicate effectively with users, providing clear and concise instructions and updates to troubleshoot and resolve common technical problems, often guiding users through solutions EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS Education/Certification: Bachelor's degree preferred CISSP preferred CompTIA Security+ Minimum Experience: 7-10 years of related experience Next-generation network technologies identified above in Specific Duties the first bullet Advanced knowledge of TCP/IP Networking (IPv4/IPv6), DNS, DHCP, Routing Protocols (EIGRP/OSPF/BGP/ISIS), Layer 2/3 Switching, Physical and Data Link layer protocols, MPLS, VLANs, VRF, VPN, Firewalls, RADIUS, Network Management SNMP, Wireless Configurations (802.11 b/g, PEAP, WEP, WPA, etc.), TIC (Trusted Internet Connection), 802.1x port based NAC, Network Segmentation, IPv4 and IPv6 Experience and knowledge of Internet application publishing including advanced troubleshooting skills and the ability to diagnose access issues from the desktop through firewalls, routers, and switches Familiarity with government regulations FISMA and FedRAMP Key Words: 1. VPN administrator or engineer 2. Cisco FMC, FTD, and Secure Client 3. Firewall administrator or engineer 4. Next-generation networks 5. Network segmentation 6. Zero trust architecture 7. Cloud networking: Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Appian 8. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Created: 2026-03-10