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The Sr. Network Firewall Security Engineer is the network firewall security SME in the analysis, assessment, development, and evaluation of network security solutions and architectures to secure networks, applications, operating systems and databases. This is position is a SME position on the network architect and engineering team and is the security liaison for the team. This role is hands on design and implementation of various network security stack architectures with a primary focus on Palo Alto firewalls. Additionally, the Sr. Network Firewall Security Engineer assists in the development of network security requirements, assists in technical regulatory compliance efforts, evaluates security services and technologies, and reviews and documents information security policies and procedures as well as provides monitoring and oversight for alerts in this environment to hand off to Operations.
The Sr. Network Firewall Security Engineer has a broad, generalist knowledge of on-prem infrastructure security and knowledge in public cloud infrastructure and automation. They will ideally have a specialist area in network security (firewalls, DMZ, Segmentation, ADC, WAF, DDOS, redundancy architectures, end point security, etc) , but are able to turn their attention to and learn something new rapidly. This role will include capabilities on presenting network security solution design options for securing Internet and Partner facing architectures, container security, multi-cloud and end point security awareness.Responsibilities:Strong Understanding of Palo Alto FirewallsUnderstands network and cloud firewall deployments and architecturesArchitecting and Engineering security for Internet facing web applicationsSME for network security on-prem and cloud architecturesUnderstanding various vendor solutions that are used to secure various architecturesProactively identify and determine priority for any network security gapsMentors other Network Engineers for security best practicesEscalation for all Firewall related escalations from engineering and ops teamsWorks with security teams to create and/or steer processes for identifying and remediating vulnerabilities and riskBridge the gap between security engineering and network engineeringServe as point of escalation point for network security solutionsKeep abreast of new cloud and automation developments, evaluate alternative approaches, and recommend new software or modifications which enhance operations and development activitiesIdentify opportunities and make recommendations to improve availability, reliability, efficiency, performance and overall service within the distributed computing environment and associated departmentsProvide clear documentation of technical solutions and communicate plans to management and customersPerform related duties as required or assigned Required Skills:7-10 years experience managing various network architectures5+ years experience on Palo Alto firewalls and securing Internet facing applications3+ years of experience in Public Cloud technologies including AWS and Microsoft Azure specifically in networking and security solutions and implementation.5+ years of technical experience with network security technologies (ex. Firewalls, proxy and network segmentation)Preferred Skills:Experience in DevOps scripting and automation using tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Chef, and/or TerraformUnderstanding of Openshift, Docker and Kubernetes container environmentExperience with DLP, WAF, DDOS, IPS/IDSExperience with Palo Cloud, SOAR, Twistlock, Redlock and Prisma AccessExperience with various endpoint security solutionsInformation Technology/Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)Information Technology/Cisco Certified Network Professional Security (CCNP)Information Technology/Linux+ Certification - Computing Technology Industry Association (Comp TIA)Required Education:Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer ScienceVacancy expired!