Firewall Administrator I - Endwell, NY

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In exchange for your time and talents, we offer generous benefits. After all, you make us awesome, so we take care of you with things like...

• Pension Plan, 401k Plan, and 401k matching contributions
• Excellent health benefits
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO), Volunteer Time Off (VTO), and Wellness Time Off (WTO)
• More than ten paid holidays per year
• Wellness program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan repayment
• Employee recognition program
• Educational incentives
  ...and more!

At Visions, we do, and will continue to, treat all of our employees fairly and with complete respect, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, and any other differences. We strive to celebrate the diversity of our employees, as they are part of the fabric of this great credit union.

Title of Position: Firewall Administrator - Endwell, NY.

Position Type: Full-Time. Typical shifts include Monday through Friday 8:00AM to 5:00PM.

Compensation Range: $23/Hr. - $30/Hr. *Hiring rates may be dependent on a number of factors, including years of directly related work experience, education, geographic location or special skills*

Location: Position is On-site in Endwell, NY.

At this time, Visions Federal Credit Union will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e., H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, or another type of work authorization). If you need sponsorship now or in the future, look for this statement in the job description before you apply: Visions Federal Credit Union will consider sponsoring a new, qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.
If this is not listed in the job description, Visions Federal Credit Union will not provide sponsorship for the candidate to work in the United States.

Responsibilities/Duties:

• Maintain rules and policies.
• Install software upgrades and security patches.
• Perform installations, configurations, maintenance, backups, and restorations.
• Monitor connections and perform troubleshooting.
• Proactively monitor firewall connections and device health.
• Respond to outages and address vulnerabilities.
• Create and maintain network diagrams.
• Create and maintain internal documentation / knowledgebase.
• Provides departmental back-up coverage as needed.
• Respond effectively to changing ideas, responsibilities, expectations, trends, strategies, and other processes.
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.
• Perform other duties needed to help fulfil our mission, drive our strategy, and support our organization's values.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience:

• An associate degree required with 1-3 years of experience. Bachelor's degree preferred. 3- 5 years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a degree. Specialized knowledge Information Technology expected.
• General knowledge of network administration, computer networking concepts and protocols, best practices, cybersecurity principles, threats and vulnerabilities, and specific operational impacts of cybersecurity lapses.
• Troubleshooting skills expected.
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite programs.
• Proficient with standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines, PCs, etc.
• Visions remains committed to the aspects of diversity and inclusion and will consider alternative education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications & Experience:

• Network security certifications, as administered by Cisco or Palo Alto.
• Experience managing NGFWs, including ACLs, security policies, web filtering and threat prevention.
• VPN security, IDS/IPS tools and applications, DLP security solutions, risk management processes, laws, regulations, and policies related to cybersecurity.

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