Date Posted: 03/24/2026
Hiring Organization: Rose International
Position Number: 498859
Industry: Government/Staffing
Job Title: Security Architect
Job Location: Columbia, SC, USA, 29201
Work Model: Onsite
Shift: 8am to 5pm
Employment Type: Temporary
FT/PT: Full-Time
Estimated Duration (In months): 13
Min Hourly Rate($): 85.00
Max Hourly Rate($): 90.00
Must Have Skills/Attributes: CheckPoint 1, Cisco, VPN
Experience Desired: Previous State government experience is highly desired (2 yrs)
Required Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree
Required Certifications/Licenses: Check Point and/or Cisco Certifications
**C2C is not available**
Job Description
***Only qualified Security Architect – Consultant candidates located near the Columbia SC area to be considered due to the position requiring an onsite presence***
Required Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in an Information Technology (IT) related field
Required Certification:
• Previous or current Check Point and/or Cisco Certifications
Required Skills:
• 10+ years of experience deploying and administering Check Point security gateways
• 10+ years of experience administering and deploying Cisco data center networking products
• 5+ years of experience administering and deploying Check Point VSX
• Experience administering and operating Check Point r82
Preferred Skills:
• Experience deploying and administering Cisco Remote Access VPN solutions
• Experience deploying and administering Cisco Firepower
• Ability to communicate and coordinate with identified IT and business stakeholders
• Ability to train IT staff for ongoing administration of the product
The Client seeks an experienced engineer that both deploys and administers Check Point security gateways, including VSX. They should have extensive experience configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting Check Point firewalls within a complex enterprise environment. This person will be responsible for administering and simplifying the Check Point rule base, while optimizing its utilization to meet business requirements, and improve visibility while ensuring security best practices are followed.
Job Responsibilities:
• This engineer will be responsible for deploying administering and supporting Check Point security gateways Cisco Secure Firewall and Cisco ASA to support security requirements and best practices
• The Check Point Engineer will be responsible for designing implementing and managing policies to support enterprise security strategies
• They must be able to serve as a subject matter expert on Cisco data center network technologies and their interaction with Check Point security gateways
• This role requires collaboration with Security IT and business stakeholders to test and validate security protections including IPS geo-blocking and QoS in addition to day-to-day firewall administration - **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**
- **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**
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