Firewall Engineer

Motion Recruitment; Irving (TX); Hybrid; USD 66,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a skilled Firewall Engineer to join our team in Irving, TX. This hybrid role combines onsite collaboration and remote work, with 3 days on site and 2 days remote each week.

You will design, deploy, and support secure, scalable network infrastructures, focusing on Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, and Cisco platforms. You will lead migration projects and ensure compliance and optimal performance across multi-vendor environments.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of Information Security Engineering experience.
• 2+ years focused on enterprise-grade network security engineering.
• Experience with Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet platforms.
• Experience configuring and managing multi-vendor firewalls.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain secure network infrastructures.
• Lead firewall migration projects and deployments.
• Build and deploy new security infrastructures for growth.
• Review security policies and optimize rulebases.
• Troubleshoot security issues across multi-vendor environments.
• Collaborate with network, cloud, and infra teams to integrate controls.
• Maintain up-to-date network diagrams and procedures.
• Respond to security events and participate in on‑call rotations.

Skills

Firewall engineering

Enterprise firewall

Security risk assessment

Tools

Palo Alto Networks

Fortinet

Cisco

Job description

We are looking for skilled and driven Firewall Engineers to join our team and contribute to the design, deployment, and ongoing support of secure, scalable network infrastructures.

Duration: 18+ months with possibility of longer term extensions

Hybrid Roles – 3 days Onsite and 2 days Remote

Location: Irving, TX 75039

Other Locations: Charlotte, NC and Chandler, AZ

Pay Rate: $57/hr on W2

No C2C or 1099 - Must be able to work directly on our W2 with no 3rd party involved!

Key Responsibilities:

Design, implement, and maintain secure network infrastructures using Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, and Cisco routing and switching products.

Lead and support firewall migration projects, including policy analysis, configuration translation, and deployment using tools such as Expedition, FortiConverter, SmartMove, and other vendor utilities.

Build and deploy new network security infrastructures, including greenfield implementations and expansion of existing environments.

Perform security policy reviews, rulebase optimization, and threat prevention tuning to align with best practices and compliance requirements.

Troubleshoot and resolve complex network security issues across multi-vendor environments, ensuring minimal downtime and optimal performance.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams (network, cloud, infrastructure, and application teams) to integrate security controls into enterprise architecture.

Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation, including network diagrams, configuration standards, and operational procedures.

Monitor and respond to security events, alerts, and incidents, escalating as necessary and contributing to root cause analysis and remediation.

Participate in a rotational on-call schedule to provide after-hours support for critical network security incidents and maintenance activities.

Required Qualifications:

Must have a strong foundation in enterprise firewall technologies, particularly Palo Alto Networks, and Fortinet, along with working knowledge of Cisco infrastructure products.

Experience implementing and maintaining advanced security solutions, leading firewall migrations, and ensuring the integrity and performance of network security systems.

Experience using industry-standard migration tools to transition legacy systems to modern platforms with minimal disruption.

4+ years of Information Security Engineering experience.

2+ years of hands-on experience in network security engineering, with a strong focus on enterprise-grade firewall platforms and secure network architecture.

2+ years of experience configuring, managing, and troubleshooting firewalls and security management systems across Palo Alto Networks

2+ years of experience in security policy design, rulebase optimization, and hardening of multi-vendor firewall environments to meet organizational and compliance standards.

2+ years of experience in Panorama – template stacks, device groups, policy hierarchy, logging, reporting, custom dashboards, role-based control

Experience from large financial services or bank a huge plus!