Contractor - Enterprise Technology Systems

Ampcus, Inc; Pensacola (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology services company seeks a Zero Trust Security Engineer in Pensacola, FL. This role involves implementing and verifying Zero Trust security rules, coordinating with various technical teams, and ensuring compliance with established policies. Candidates should have hands-on experience with enterprise firewalls, particularly Palo Alto, and be able to handle firewall rule requests effectively. Strong communication and trouble-shooting skills are crucial for success in this position. The work environment promotes collaboration and emphasizes security integrity.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience working with enterprise firewalls.
• Strong understanding of user-based and application-aware firewall policies.
• Experience managing firewall rule requests in enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Drive implementation of Zero Trust security rules.
• Act as primary liaison across technical teams.
• Validate that implemented rules match approved requirements.

Skills

Hands-on experience working with enterprise firewalls

Strong understanding of user-based and application-aware firewall policies

Experience submitting and managing firewall rule requests

Ability to validate security rule implementations

Strong coordination and communication skills

Tools

Palo Alto firewalls

Job description

Contractor - Enterprise Technology Systems

Job Location: Pensacola, FL

Job Description

The Zero Trust Security Engineer is responsible for driving the implementation of Zero Trust security rules, including formal requests to firewall teams, ongoing coordination, validation of changes, and post‑implementation verification. This role is execution‑focused and serves as the single point of accountability for ensuring Zero Trust rules are implemented correctly, completely, and auditable across firewall and security platforms.

Key Responsibilities: Rule Implementation & Coordination

• Translate Zero Trust analysis outputs into formal firewall and security rule requests.
• Submit detailed implementation requests to firewall teams, including source identities (users, groups, roles), destination applications, addresses, and services, required ports, protocols, and application IDs.
• Ensure requests meet firewall team standards and contain all required technical details.

Cross Team Execution

• Act as the primary liaison between Zero Trust, IAM, firewall engineering, and application teams.
• Track firewall requests from submission through completion.
• Resolve implementation questions, clarifications, or discrepancies with firewall engineers.

Validation & Verification

• Validate that implemented firewall rules exactly match approved Zero Trust requirements.
• Perform post‑implementation testing, ensuring authorized access works as expected and unauthorized access is blocked.
• Identify and remediate misconfigurations, partial implementations, or policy drift.

Audit & Lifecycle Management

• Ensure all implemented rules are properly tagged, documented, and traceable to application and Zero Trust requirements.
• Maintain implementation records for audit, compliance, and reporting.
• Support ongoing refinement of Zero Trust rules as application access requirements evolve.

Required Skills & Experience

• Hands‑on experience working with enterprise firewalls (Palo Alto preferred).
• Strong understanding of user‑based and application‑aware firewall policies.
• Experience submitting and managing firewall rule requests in enterprise environments.
• Ability to validate security rule implementations and troubleshoot access issues.
• Strong coordination and communication skills across technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solutions.
• Familiarity with IAM, Entra ID groups, AD groups, and RBAC models.
• Experience integrating firewall rules with application onboarding frameworks.
• Knowledge of audit, compliance, and security reporting requirements.

Success Looks Like

• Firewall rules are requested properly and implemented right the first time.
• Clean handoffs with minimal back and forth.
• Verified, auditable Zero Trust enforcement across applications.

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.