Senior Network and Cyber Security Administrator

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** We will NOT accept 3rd Party (C2C) Contractors **

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JOB DETAILS:

Position:Network/Cyber Security Administration

JOB REF#:2

Duration:12+ Months (Contract)

Location:REMOTE

Pay Rate:$70.00 (W2 only) or $77.00 (INCORPORATED), (No 1099 or C2C)

This role is 100% REMOTE - MON-FRI 8am - 5:00pm (CST)

Network and Cyber Security Administrator will support to ensure state agencies maintain secure, compliant, and modern network infrastructures. They will focus on mitigating operational challenges, hardware life-cycles, and the execution of critical security requests.

Perform network security tasks:

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.

Technical Qualifications:

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..

REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

Network security administration in enterprise or government environments

Hands-on experience with firewall administration and rule management

Palo Alto Networks firewalls (Next-Generation Firewall features including zones, security policies, NAT, S2S VPN, and basic threat prevention)

Cisco ASA firewalls (configuration, troubleshooting, access rules, and policy management)

Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (OSI model, TCP/IP, subnetting, routing concepts)

Experience managing firewall service requests, change requests, and break/fix tickets

Knowledge of network infrastructure lifecycle management, including EOL/EOS hardware refresh and decommissioning

Familiarity with security compliance frameworks (e.g., FBI CJIS, IRS Pub 1075, or similar regulated environments)

Ability to implement and maintain security controls, policies, and configuration standards

Strong troubleshooting skills for network connectivity and security issues

SCHEDULE/SUPPORT:

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

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Calance Consultant Benefits Offerings:

• EPO/PPO Medical Plans
• HMO/PPO Dental programs
• Vision - VSP (Vision Plan Summary)
• 401K Retirement vesting program (VOYA)
• Paid Bi-Weekly/Direct Deposit
• Flex Spending Plan
• Voluntary Life, AD&D, STD or LTD plans