A Fortune 50 financial services company is seeking a highly motivated Senior Network Security Engineer to join their team. This remote role focuses on leveraging expertise in Palo Alto firewall technologies to enhance and manage the company’s enterprise network security infrastructure.
About the Opportunity:
- Hybrid or Remote: Remote
- Schedule: Full-time
- Setting: Enterprise network security infrastructure
Responsibilities:
The Senior Network Security Engineer will be responsible for:
- Managing and maintaining Palo Alto firewall infrastructure, including patching, upgrades, and configuration.
- Converting traditional Layer 4 firewall rules to Layer 7 using App-ID and User-ID.
- Creating and managing custom App-ID definitions for unique applications.
- Ensuring the performance, availability, and compliance of firewall and security solutions.
- Collaborating with internal teams to define and implement secure network solutions.
- Supporting monitoring and response efforts to maintain a strong security posture.
Qualifications:
- 10+ years of overall network engineering experience.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with Palo Alto firewall platforms.
- Strong understanding of App-ID, User-ID, and custom App-ID creation.
- Experience with firewall upgrades, patching, and advanced rule configuration.
- Proficient in core networking concepts, protocols, and secure design principles.
- Familiarity with network infrastructure devices such as routers, switches, and VPNs.
Desired Skills:
- Experience managing Checkpoint firewalls in cloud environments.
- Background deploying Palo Alto solutions in IaaS-based infrastructures.
- Python scripting experience for automating firewall management tasks.
- Exposure to infrastructure-as-code or automation frameworks (e.g., Ansible, Terraform).
