Master Network & Security Engineer (Remote)

GovCIO; Atlanta (GA); 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 seeks an experienced Master Network & Security Engineer to lead design, operation, and optimization of enterprise network-security infrastructure in a fully remote US-based role. You will manage Palo Alto NGFWs with PAN-OS, Panorama, and Cortex XSIAM, while ensuring high availability and secure segmentation across cloud and on-prem resources.

You will partner with SOC and infrastructure teams to reduce risk, lead incident investigations, and mentor junior engineers while delivering

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; three extra years if Bachelor’s.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in network engineering, security, or related operations.
• 6+ years hands-on Palo Alto Networks firewall experience in a production enterprise.
• Advanced operational experience with Palo Alto Panorama and device management.
• Strong expertise in Palo Alto High Availability deployments and configurations.
• Understanding of HA1/HA2/HA3, synchronization, and failover processes.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, NAT, VPNs, and packet troubleshooting.
• Experience with Cisco Catalyst/Nexus switching and enterprise routing.
• Familiarity with Cortex XSIAM, Strata Logging Service, and security-event correlation.
• Ability to lead technical design discussions and communicate risks to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, deployment, administration, and lifecycle management of Palo Alto NGFWs running PAN-OS.
• Own firewall management through Panorama, including devices, templates, and upgrades.
• Design and govern security policies with zero-trust and least-privilege principles.
• Configure and troubleshoot NAT, IPsec VPN, GlobalProtect, URL Filtering, Threat Prevention, and App-ID policies.
• Lead network segmentation and microsegmentation using VLANs, subinterfaces, and security policies.
• Develop secure controls for traffic between users, servers, and cloud resources.
• Architect and troubleshoot Palo Alto High Availability deployments (Active/Passive/Active).
• Resolve complex HA failures and plan failover testing and DR exercises.
• Troubleshoot connectivity and performance issues using logs, captures, and monitoring.
• Monitor firewall health and ensure reliable log forwarding to cloud services.
• Integrate NGFWs with Strata Logging Service and Cortex XSIAM; investigate events with XQL.

Skills

Palo Alto Networks

PAN-OS

Panorama

High Availability

Cisco switching

Network segmentation

Cortex XSIAM

Strata Logging Service

Zero-trust security

Log analysis

Education

Master’s degree in Cybersecurity or related field

Tools

Palo Alto Panorama

Cisco Catalyst/Nexus

Strata Logging Service

Cortex XSIAM

Job description

GovCIO seeks an experienced Master Network & Security Engineer to lead design, operation, and optimization of enterprise network-security infrastructure in a fully remote US-based role. You will manage Palo Alto NGFWs with PAN-OS, Panorama, and Cortex XSIAM, while ensuring high availability and secure segmentation across cloud and on-prem resources.

You will partner with SOC and infrastructure teams to reduce risk, lead incident investigations, and mentor junior engineers while delivering