Masochist only need apply
bryguy
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Received the following job description from a headhunter a couple of years ago... I had to laugh when I read the "Customer Interaction skills portion" of the description.
Job Details:
Job Title: FIREWALL ENGINEER
Job Location: WOODBRIDGE NJ // HOUSTON TX
Duration: EXPECTED TO BE 36 MONTHS CONTRACT
Positions: 2
A short but critical list of requirements for a firewall technologist for Customer:
**Juniper Netscreen knowledge – has to be Netscreen, not Juniper routers/switches, as the skill set is not the same.
NSM knowledge – use of it to manage policies, preferably someone that has built an NSM server.
Setup and tear down of VPNs – strong knowledge of VPN technologies across multiple vendor platforms (this helps when building with 3rd parties using other vendors equipment).
Troubleshooting using command line and GUI for Netscreen firewall
Documentation skills – use of Lotus Notes teamrooms, MS Sharepoint
Customer interaction skills – Great people skills; stays calm under pressure; thick skin to deal with belittling and demeaning personalities of the primary customer interface.
Teaming – need someone that acknowledges when they’ve hit the technical wall and is willing to ask for assistance from peers or the vendor.
determine long-term strategy for customers’ firewall infrastructure
Facilitate plans and communication to employees on the use of IN and CH for new connectivity
maintain diagrams
enhance Juniper relationship and perform discovery on whether or not Customer has the right level of support
Continue efforts to develop and deploy standard config templates Participate in testing new requirements in their lab environment
Job Details:
Job Title: FIREWALL ENGINEER
Job Location: WOODBRIDGE NJ // HOUSTON TX
Duration: EXPECTED TO BE 36 MONTHS CONTRACT
Positions: 2
A short but critical list of requirements for a firewall technologist for Customer:
**Juniper Netscreen knowledge – has to be Netscreen, not Juniper routers/switches, as the skill set is not the same.
NSM knowledge – use of it to manage policies, preferably someone that has built an NSM server.
Setup and tear down of VPNs – strong knowledge of VPN technologies across multiple vendor platforms (this helps when building with 3rd parties using other vendors equipment).
Troubleshooting using command line and GUI for Netscreen firewall
Documentation skills – use of Lotus Notes teamrooms, MS Sharepoint
Customer interaction skills – Great people skills; stays calm under pressure; thick skin to deal with belittling and demeaning personalities of the primary customer interface.
Teaming – need someone that acknowledges when they’ve hit the technical wall and is willing to ask for assistance from peers or the vendor.
determine long-term strategy for customers’ firewall infrastructure
Facilitate plans and communication to employees on the use of IN and CH for new connectivity
maintain diagrams
enhance Juniper relationship and perform discovery on whether or not Customer has the right level of support
Continue efforts to develop and deploy standard config templates Participate in testing new requirements in their lab environment
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Aside from the prospect laid out by that ad, seems like a neat place to work lol. That is if most employees their carry the ad creators point of view.