Senior Firewall Engineer

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Firewall Engineer to join our cybersecurity team. This role is critical to maintaining and enhancing our network security posture across multiple platforms. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Next Generation Firewall technologies such as Palo Alto Networks, or Fortinet, or Cisco firewall technologies, and will play a key role in designing, implementing, and managing firewall policies and infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage firewall policies across multiple firewalls.
• Administer and optimize centralized management of firewalls.
• Perform rule reviews, object reuse, and policy optimization to ensure efficient and secure configurations.
• Collaborate with network and security teams to support secure architecture and segmentation.
• Monitor and respond to firewall-related alerts and incidents.
• Conduct regular audits and compliance checks on firewall configurations.
• Lead firewall migrations, upgrades, and integrations with other security tools.
• Document configurations, change requests, and operational procedures.

Qualifications

Required

• 5+ years of hands-on experience managing enterprise firewalls.
• Strong expertise in Palo Alto Networks Firewalls, Fortinet FortiGate, or Cisco ASA/Firepower.
• Strong expertise in Panorama, FortiManager, or Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
• Solid understanding of network protocols, routing, and VPN technologies.
• Familiarity with rule lifecycle management and change control processes.
• Experience with logging, monitoring, and troubleshooting firewall traffic.

Preferred

• Palo Alto Networks certifications (e.g., PCNSA, PCNSE).
• Fortinet NSE certifications.
• Cisco CCNP Security or equivalent
• CISSP
• Experience with automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform) for firewall management.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust architecture and segmentation strategies.
• Operational Technology Background/Experience

Skills

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and documentation abilities.

Additional Information

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