Firewall Engineer

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC; Irving, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC in Irving, TX (Hybrid) invites you to a long-term contract where a well-known Financial Services Company seeks a Software Engineer to design and secure enterprise networks.

This role includes building security infrastructures, leading firewall migrations, policy optimization, and cross-functional teamwork to protect critical assets and ensure compliance. Join a team that values vigilance, documentation, and 24/7 incident readiness.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of Information Security Engineering experience.
• 2+ years in enterprise firewall platforms.
• 2+ years configuring and troubleshooting Palo Alto Networks devices.
• 2+ years in multi-vendor firewall environments and policy design.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain secure network infrastructures using major firewall products.
• Lead firewall migration projects, including policy analysis and configuration translation.
• Build and deploy new network security infrastructures and greenfield deployments.
• Review security policies, optimize rulebases, and tune threat prevention.
• Troubleshoot complex multi-vendor security issues with minimal downtime.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate security controls.
• Maintain documentation of network diagrams, configurations, and procedures.
• Monitor security events and participate in on-call rotations.
• Stay current with threats and technologies to improve security posture.

Skills

Information Security

Network Security

Firewall Administration

Tools

Palo Alto Networks

Fortinet

Cisco

Job description

Outstanding long-term contract opportunity! A well-known Financial Services Company is looking for a Software Engineer in Irving, TX (Hybrid).

Work with the brightest minds at one of the largest financial institutions in the world. This is a long-term contract opportunity that includes a competitive benefit package! Our client has been around for over 150 years and is continuously innovating in today's digital age. If you want to work for a company that is not only a household name, but also truly cares about satisfying customers' financial needs and helping people succeed financially.

Contract Duration: 12Months

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.
• Stay current with emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and technologies to continuously improve the organization’s security posture.

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of Information Security Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 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