Third Line Firewall Engineer — Palo Alto and Panorama for NATO with security clearance

Wlgroup; Henegouwen; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Wlgroup, a multinational defence organisation, is seeking a third line engineer to keep the firewall platform healthy and policies correct. You will build, implement, maintain and centrally administer next generation firewalls and review rules to ensure they stay defensible over time.

The role requires at least three years in cyber security, hands-on experience with Palo Alto Networks firewalls and Panorama, scripting in Bash/Python/Ansible, and strong knowledge of networks and Unix-like

Qualifications

• At least three years in cyber security or a closely related field.
• Three years or more with Palo Alto Networks firewalls and Panorama in enterprise deployments, plus firewall work from other vendors.
• Scripting with Bash, Python and Ansible.
• Network protocols and traffic analysis, TCP/IP services, LAN and WAN architecture, and the vulnerabilities of modern operating systems and applications.
• Working knowledge of Unix-like operating systems.
• A relevant certification such as CISM, CISSP or GIAC.
• Communication that survives contact with a mixed audience — engineers, managers, boards.

Responsibilities

• Building, implementing, maintaining and supporting next generation firewalls, centrally administered.
• Implementing and verifying firewall policy and rule sets, and reviewing them so they stay defensible over time.
• Providing third line support on infrastructure and operational faults, working with the teams who raised them.
• Working alongside infrastructure management and the other security teams.
• Helping incident handlers identify and remediate what they are dealing with.
• Reviewing security documentation and giving technical advice when it is asked for.

Skills

Palo Alto firewalls

Bash/Python/Ansible

Network protocols

Unix-like OS

Cyber security

Communication skills

Education

CISM/CISSP/GIAC

Tools

Panorama

Job description

A multinational defence organisation runs next generation firewalls at enterprise scale and needs a third line engineer for them. Two things sit at the centre of the job: keeping the platform healthy, and keeping the policy on it correct.

What you would be doing

• Building, implementing, maintaining and supporting next generation firewalls, centrally administered.
• Implementing and verifying firewall policy and rule sets, and reviewing them so they stay defensible over time.
• Providing third line support on infrastructure and operational faults, working with the teams who raised them.
• Working alongside infrastructure management and the other security teams.
• Helping incident handlers identify and remediate what they are dealing with.
• Reviewing security documentation and giving technical advice when it is asked for.

What you would bring

• At least three years in cyber security or a closely related field.
• Three years or more with Palo Alto Networks firewalls and Panorama in enterprise deployments, plus firewall work from other vendors.
• Scripting with Bash, Python and Ansible.
• Network protocols and traffic analysis, TCP/IP services, LAN and WAN architecture, and the vulnerabilities of modern operating systems and applications.
• Working knowledge of Unix-like operating systems.
• A relevant certification such as CISM, CISSP or GIAC.
• Communication that survives contact with a mixed audience — engineers, managers, boards.

The assignment is on-site near Mons.