Cybersecurity Boundary Defense Technical Lead Information Technology Scott Air Force Base, IL Secret 1 week ago

GCyber; Illinois; On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

GCyber is seeking a Cybersecurity Boundary Defense Technical Lead to support a large Department of War agency. You will lead engineers responsible for next‑generation firewalls, web application firewalls, and DoD internet access points.

You will combine technical leadership with hands‑on engineering to maintain effective boundary protection and reliable network access. Minimum requirements include 7+ years in network security (4+ in DoD), a Bachelor's degree (or substitute years), PCNSE/CISSP,

Qualifications

• 7+ years of network security experience, including 4+ in DoD.
• Bachelor's degree; 4 additional years of experience may substitute.
• PCNSE and CISSP certifications.
• Active Secret clearance; complete Palo Alto and Panorama training before system access.

Responsibilities

• Lead boundary defense across multiple devices and WAFs (Palo Alto, Panorama, F5, AWS).
• Dedicate substantial time to hands-on architecture, changes, and incident response.
• Manage boundary change control, quarterly rule reviews, ports, protocols, and services docs.
• Design segmentation and boundary controls advancing zero trust.
• Collaborate with DISA on internet access points and proxy changes.
• Support incident responders with boundary blocks and evidence.
• Lead a team of firewall, proxy, WAF, and segmentation engineers and share on-call rotation.

Skills

Leadership

Palo Alto NGFW

Panorama

WAF (F5/AWS)

Zero Trust

Network segmentation

Incident response

DISA/STIGs

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Palo Alto NGFW

Panorama

F5 Advanced WAF

AWS WAF

Job description

GCyber is seeking a Cybersecurity Boundary Defense Technical Lead to support a large Department of War agency. You will lead engineers responsible for next-generation firewalls, web application firewalls, and DoD internet access points. You will combine technical leadership with hands-on engineering to maintain effective boundary protection and reliable network access.

As the Cybersecurity Boundary Defense Technical Lead, you will:

• Lead boundary defense across 12 Palo Alto firewalls, 4 Panorama managers, and F5 and AWS web application firewalls.
• Dedicate approximately half of your time to hands-on architecture, complex changes, and incident response.
• Manage boundary change control, quarterly rule reviews, and ports, protocols, and services documentation.
• Design segmentation and boundary controls that advance zero trust.
• Work with DISA on internet access point and proxy changes.
• Support incident responders with approved boundary blocks and relevant evidence.
• Lead a team responsible for firewall, proxy, WAF, and segmentation engineering, and share the on-call rotation.

Minimum Requirements and Experience

• 7+ years of network security experience, including 4+ in DoD.
• Bachelor's degree (4 additional years of experience may substitute).
• PCNSE and CISSP.
• Active Secret clearance; complete Palo Alto and Panorama tool training before system access.

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Deep Palo Alto NGFW and Panorama skills: security and NAT policy, App-ID, User-ID, security profiles, HA.
• Web application firewall policy on F5 Advanced WAF and AWS WAF.
• Network segmentation and zero trust network design.
• DoD boundary requirements: DISA STIGs, PPSM and cloud access points.
• Leading engineering changes through controlled maintenance windows while maintaining service availability.

Preferred Qualifications

• F5 or AWS Security certification; DISA boundary (CBII) experience.