Master Network & Security Engineer – Fully Remote

GovCIO; Madison (WI); Remote; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Corporate Discounts

Learning & Development platform

Training, Education and Certification

Referral Bonus Program

Internal Mobility Program

Pet Insurance

Flexible Work Environment

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking a highly experienced Master Network & Security Engineer to lead the design, operation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of enterprise network-security infrastructure. This role focuses on Palo Alto Networks NGFWs, Panorama, High Availability, Cisco switching, network segmentation, Cortex XSIAM, and Strata Logging Service.

The Senior Engineer will serve as a technical escalation point for complex network and security incidents, lead architecture and implementation

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, IT, CS, Engineering or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 10+ years in network engineering/security; 6+ years with Palo Alto Networks firewalls in production.
• Advanced Palo Alto Panorama experience and high availability designs.
• Strong TCP/IP, routing, VPN, and network-security troubleshooting expertise.
• Ability to lead complex design discussions and communicate risks to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, deployment, administration, and lifecycle management of Palo Alto NGFW environments.
• Own centralized firewall management via Palo Alto Panorama and perform upgrades and backups.
• Design and govern security policies with zero-trust and least-privilege principles.
• Architect and troubleshoot HA deployments and complex failover scenarios.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with SOC, infrastructure, and cloud teams.

Skills

Network engineering

Network security

Firewall administration

Incident response coordination

Team leadership

Education

Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

Palo Alto Networks NGFW

Panorama

Cortex XSIAM

Strata Logging Service

Cisco Catalyst/Nexus switching

Job description

GovCIO is seeking a highly experienced Master Network & Security Engineer to lead the design, operation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of enterprise network-security infrastructure. This role focuses on Palo Alto Networks NGFWs, Panorama, High Availability, Cisco switching, network segmentation, Cortex XSIAM, and Strata Logging Service.

The Senior Engineer will serve as a technical escalation point for complex network and security incidents, lead architecture and implementation