Senior Firewall Engineer

Overview

Remote
Up to $90,000
Full Time

Skills

Firewall
Palo Alto

Job Details

Position: Senior Firewall Engineer

Experience: 7+ Years

Job Summary.

We are seeking a Senior Firewall Engineer with expertise in Palo Alto firewalls, advanced routing, and network architecture. This role will be responsible for designing, deploying, and troubleshooting firewall infrastructure, ensuring high availability, security, and compliance with best practices. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with firewall policy management, network segmentation, and security threat mitigation.

Key Responsibilities:

Firewall Deployment & Management: Design, configure, and maintain Palo Alto firewalls

Advanced Routing & Security Policy Enforcement: Implement and troubleshoot BGP, OSPF, VLANs, NAT, VPNs, and Zero Trust security models.

Incident Response & Threat Mitigation: Analyze and resolve firewall security incidents, intrusion attempts, and performance issues.

Firewall Rule Optimization & Audit: Review and optimize firewall rules, ensuring adherence to security best practices and compliance frameworks (NIST, PCI, ISO 27001).

Network Troubleshooting & Performance Optimization: Utilize packet captures, traffic analysis, and log monitoring tools to diagnose and resolve network security issues.

Automation & Scripting: Develop automation scripts using PowerShell, Python, or Ansible to improve firewall policy management and security monitoring.

Security Compliance & Governance: Ensure firewall configurations meet compliance requirements and participate in internal and external audits.

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