Firewall Engineer

IRVING, TX, US • Posted 13 hours ago • Updated 1 hour ago
Contract W2
On-site
$49.84 - $56.16/hr
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Skills

  • Financial Services
  • Finance
  • Fortinet
  • Cisco
  • Routing
  • Switches
  • Migration
  • Policy Analysis
  • Translation
  • Collaboration
  • IaaS
  • Security Controls
  • Enterprise Architecture
  • Documentation
  • Network
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Information Security
  • Training
  • Military
  • Network Security
  • FOCUS
  • Network Design
  • Management
  • Security Management
  • Palo Alto
  • Security Policy
  • Optimization
  • Hardening
  • Firewall
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Stacks Blockchain
  • Reporting
  • Dashboard

Summary

Outstanding long-term contract opportunity! A well-known Financial Services Company is looking for a Software Engineer in Irving, TX (Hybrid).

Work with the brightest minds at one of the largest financial institutions in the world. This is a long-term contract opportunity that includes a competitive benefit package! Our client has been around for over 150 years and is continuously innovating in today's digital age. If you want to work for a company that is not only a household name, but also truly cares about satisfying customers' financial needs and helping people succeed financially, apply today.

Contract Duration: 12 Months
Key Responsibilities:
  • Design, implement, and maintain secure network infrastructures using Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, and Cisco routing and switching products.
  • Lead and support firewall migration projects, including policy analysis, configuration translation, and deployment using tools such as Expedition, FortiConverter, SmartMove, and other vendor utilities.
  • Build and deploy new network security infrastructures, including greenfield implementations and expansion of existing environments.
  • Perform security policy reviews, rulebase optimization, and threat prevention tuning to align with best practices and compliance requirements.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex network security issues across multi-vendor environments, ensuring minimal downtime and optimal performance.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (network, cloud, infrastructure, and application teams) to integrate security controls into enterprise architecture.
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation, including network diagrams, configuration standards, and operational procedures.
  • Monitor and respond to security events, alerts, and incidents, escalating as necessary and contributing to root cause analysis and remediation.
  • Participate in a rotational on-call schedule to provide after-hours support for critical network security incidents and maintenance activities.
  • Stay current with emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and technologies to continuously improve the organization's security posture.

Required Qualifications:
  • 4+ years of Information Security Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience in network security engineering, with a strong focus on enterprise-grade firewall platforms and secure network architecture.
  • 2+ years of experience configuring, managing, and troubleshooting firewalls and security management systems across Palo Alto Networks
  • 2+ years of experience in security policy design, rulebase optimization, and hardening of multi-vendor firewall environments to meet organizational and compliance standards.
  • 2+ years of experience in Panorama - template stacks, device groups, policy hierarchy, logging, reporting, custom dashboards, role-based control
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  • Dice Id: 10105282
  • Position Id: 884728
  • Posted 13 hours ago

Company Info

About Motion Recruitment Partners, LLC

Motion Recruitment delivers IT Talent Solutions for Contract, Direct Hire, Managed Solutions and Statement of Work to all of North America from our 21 delivery centers. Our high-touch, specialized, team-based recruitment model’s success is proven through our exemplary track record in filling the most challenging IT positions for startup and enterprise clients alike. Our hyper-specialized tech focus results in a truly consultative approach for both our clients and candidates, within our recruiting areas of expertise: Software, Mobile, Data, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Product + UX and Functional.

Motion also delivers IT Consulting Solutions through the Motion Consulting Group (MCG) that create true digital transformation for IT projects in Agile Development & Coaching, DevOps & DevSecOps Solutions, and Managed Services for IT Operations.

We’re also the proud creators of Tech in Motion and the Timmy Awards, our North American community platform, events series and award program that connects over 250,000 tech enthusiasts to meet, learn, and innovate.

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