Network Security Engineer

Shakers; Porto; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Shakers is seeking a Firewall and Network Security Engineer to join its security team within a leading European technology group. The role focuses on keeping firewall infrastructure operational, coding firewall rules, and managing requests, incidents and changes in a production IT environment.

You will work in a hybrid setup, with 2–3 days on site in Lisbon or Porto, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure robust security across networks.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in network security or firewall engineering.
• Hands-on experience with firewall platforms (NSX-T/VCF9, Palo Alto, Fortinet).
• Experience coding firewall security rules.
• Experience operating in production IT environments with request, incident and change management.

Responsibilities

• Keep security infrastructure operational with a focus on firewall platforms.
• Code and maintain firewall security rules.
• Handle requests, incidents, changes and documentation in a production IT environment.

Skills

Firewall management

Incident management

Change management

Team collaboration

Tools

NSX-T/VCF9

Palo Alto

Fortinet

Job description

We are hiring a Firewall and Network Security Engineer to join the network security team of a leading European technology group, through Shakers.

What you will do

• Keep the security infrastructure operational, with a focus on firewall platforms.
• Code and maintain firewall security rules.
• Handle requests, incidents, changes and documentation in a production IT environment.

What you need

• 5 years of experience or more. More senior profiles are welcome.
• Hands-on experience with traditional firewall rule sets on platforms such as NSX-T / VCF9 network, Palo Alto and Fortinet.
• Experience coding firewall security rules.
• Experience operating in a production IT environment, covering request, incident and change management.
• Portuguese and English, or French and English.

Full time, long term. Hybrid, 2 to 3 days per week on site, Lisbon or Porto.