Cybersecurity Analyst II - Firewall

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Position Title: Cybersecurity Analyst II - Firewall Administrator

Reports To: IT Cybersecurity Manager

Direct Reports: No Functional Unit: IT

FLSA Status: Exempt Position Type: Full-Time

Office Location: Denver

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