[Remote] ACL Firewall Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. RIT Solutions, Inc. is seeking an ACL Firewall Engineer to support VA business operations and protect sensitive data through secure, compliant network environments. The role focuses on designing, implementing, auditing, and maintaining firewall ACLs and policies, collaborating with IT stakeholders, supporting incident response, and applying federal security standards and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Experience designing, implementing, and managing firewall Access Control Lists to ensure VA network security and compliance
• Experience reviewing ACLs and firewall policies to protect networks against unauthorized access and cyber threats
• Experience developing firewall policies and procedures aligned with VA and federal security standards
• Experience collaborating with network engineers, system administrators, and security personnel to build and update ACL configurations for new and existing network segments
• Experience conducting ACL audits to assess compliance with security requirements
• Experience assisting in incident response and remediation for firewall-related security events
• Experience providing technical documentation, training, and support on ACL management
• Knowledge of identity-related integrations that influence firewall policy design (e.g., SAML, Active Directory, or LDAP)
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders to define network security requirements
• Ability to stay current with emerging firewall technologies, threats, and best practices in network security
• Experience developing structured documentation or workflows for ACL and firewall management
• Experience applying security architecture concepts, diagrams, and modeling techniques to firewall solutions
• Experience integrating open-source or emerging security tools into firewall environments
• Experience supporting firewall technologies within DevOps or automated deployment pipelines
• Experience working with the VA

Skills

• Experience designing, implementing, and managing firewall Access Control Lists to ensure VA network security and compliance
• Experience reviewing ACLs and firewall policies to protect networks against unauthorized access and cyber threats
• Experience developing firewall policies and procedures aligned with VA and federal security standards
• Experience collaborating with network engineers, system administrators, and security personnel to build and update ACL configurations for new and existing network segments
• Experience conducting ACL audits to assess compliance with security requirements
• Experience assisting in incident response and remediation for firewall-related security events
• Experience providing technical documentation, training, and support on ACL management
• Knowledge of identity-related integrations that influence firewall policy design (e.g., SAML, Active Directory, or LDAP)
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders to define network security requirements
• Ability to stay current with emerging firewall technologies, threats, and best practices in network security
• Experience developing structured documentation or workflows for ACL and firewall management
• Experience applying security architecture concepts, diagrams, and modeling techniques to firewall solutions
• Bachelor's degree in CS or Electronics Engineering and 10+ years of experience in information technology or 18+ years of experience in information technology in lieu of a degree
• Experience integrating open-source or emerging security tools into firewall environments
• Experience supporting firewall technologies within DevOps or automated deployment pipelines
• Experience working with the VA

Benefits

• Contract position
• Remote work model

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