Lead Firewall Engineer

mysitec; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

mysitec is seeking a Lead Firewall Engineer in Springfield, VA to guide an enterprise boundary security team. You will oversee firewall operations, provide technical direction, and ensure secure, reliable network performance across the organization.

The role requires TS/SCI clearance and 8+ years in network security, with hands-on leadership of firewall platforms such as Palo Alto, Juniper SRX, and F5.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with ability to obtain and maintain CI polygraph.
• Eight+ years of network security experience, including five years supporting large enterprise networks.
• Experience leading a firewall or boundary security team.
• Advanced experience with Palo Alto, Juniper SRX, and F5 platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily firewall operations, maintenance, troubleshooting, and project execution.
• Design and implement solutions using Palo Alto, Juniper SRX, and F5 technologies.
• Review network changes and assess operational and security impacts.
• Maintain secure configuration baselines, architecture diagrams, inventories, procedures, and technical documentation.
• Monitor performance, logs, software versions, and configuration drift.
• Lead compliance reviews, technical evaluations, and modernization efforts.
• Brief stakeholders and mentor engineering personnel.

Skills

Firewall operations

Team leadership

Network security

Technical direction

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Cybersecurity

Tools

Palo Alto

Juniper SRX

F5

TLS/SSL

PKI

Job description

Lead Firewall Engineer

Clearance: Active TS/SCI
Experience: 8+ years

Lead an enterprise boundary security team responsible for firewall operations, engineering, compliance, and modernization. You will provide technical direction, oversee complex troubleshooting, and support secure, reliable network performance.

What You Will Do

• Lead daily firewall operations, maintenance, troubleshooting, and project execution.
• Design and implement solutions using Palo Alto, Juniper SRX, and F5 technologies.
• Review network changes and assess operational and security impacts.
• Maintain secure configuration baselines, architecture diagrams, inventories, procedures, and technical documentation.
• Monitor performance, logs, software versions, and configuration drift.
• Lead compliance reviews, technical evaluations, and modernization efforts.
• Brief stakeholders and mentor engineering personnel.

What You Bring

• Active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph.
• At least eight years of network security experience, including five years supporting large enterprise networks.
• Experience leading a firewall or boundary security team.
• Advanced experience with Palo Alto, Juniper SRX, and F5 platforms.
• Strong knowledge of firewall policy, TLS/SSL, PKI, Kerberos, LDAP, Active Directory, SAML, OAuth, and network architecture.
• Experience with network design, implementation, cost estimates, and labor estimates.
• Current DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II certification.
• Ability to obtain CSSP Infrastructure Support certification within 120 days.
• Availability for occasional evening or weekend work.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, cybersecurity, network security, or a related field.
• F5, Juniper, or Palo Alto professional certification.