Cyber Security Engineer (Palo Alto)

TEKsystems, Inc.; Raleigh (NC); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

TEKsystems is seeking a skilled Palo Alto Security Engineer for a fully remote, 12-month+ contract role. The ideal candidate will have strong Palo Alto experience to manage vulnerabilities and configurations, along with exposure to various security tools. This position offers a competitive hourly pay and a range of benefits including medical, 401(k), and PTO.

Benefits

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Short and long-term disability

Health Spending Account (HSA)

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Qualifications

• Experience with Palo Alto is essential.
• Familiarity with diverse security tools is beneficial.
• Desire to work on both routine and project tasks.

Responsibilities

• Manage configuration issues and vulnerability remediation.
• Engage in regular project work alongside business as usual tasks.

Skills

Risk analysis

Vulnerability management

Data loss prevention

Tools

Palo Alto

Palo Prisma

Zscaler

CrowdStrike

Azure

Job description

Seeking a Palo Alto Security Engineer

100% Remote

w2 contract

12 Month+ contract

EXTERNAL NOTES:

1) Palo Alto engineering experience – this person will be responsible managing things like issues from a configuration perspective, keeping up with vulnerability remediation, etc. While this person can have familiarity with other firewall solutions, it’s vital that this person have Palo Alto experience because it’s a zone-based policy.

2) Any sort of exposure with other security tools or solutions would be relevant, as they have a diverse environment – this person should be comfortable going into detail on their toolset exposure throughout their career.

3) Desire to work on ‘business as usual’ engineering work, but also project work – this team is pulled into projects on a regular basis, so the desire and ability to be involved in diverse project work is always beneficia

IMPORTANT: This person must have some sort of additional security tools/solution exposure. Please do not send this information externally, but the most relevant would be: Palo Prisma, Zscaler, Securonix, CrowdStrike, Guardium, Tufin (or Firemon), Azure, etc.

Project Story: With the growth the Bank has experienced in the last two years, the Cyber Security Engineering team has been involved in many projects, as well as their day-to-day jobs. In order to manage their influx of work, they are looking for a WAF Engineer and two Palo Alto Engineers to support their ‘business as usual’ work, while their senior engineers are involved in projects and new project charters to support the Bank.

Skills

Risk analysis, vulnerability management, data loss prevention, symantec

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $55.00 - $70.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 24, 2025.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We’re a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We’re a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We’re strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We’re building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.