Master Network & Security Engineer - Remote & Palo Alto

GovCIO; Trenton (NJ); Remote; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Corporate Discounts

Learning & Development platform

Certification Assistance

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.

The role manages Palo Alto NGFW environments, Panorama, and integrations with Cortex XSIAM and Strata Logging Service while coordinating with SOC and leadership teams. This is a fully remote position within the United States.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, IT, CS, Engineering or related field (three extra years if Bachelor’s).
• 10+ years of progressive experience in network engineering, security, or related ops.
• 6+ years hands-on Palo Alto Networks firewall experience in a production enterprise.
• Strong experience with Palo Alto Panorama and multi-device policy management.
• Experience with Palo Alto High Availability deployments and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, deployment, and lifecycle management of Palo Alto NGFW environments (PAN-OS).
• Own centralized firewall management via Palo Alto Panorama (devices, templates, upgrades).
• Design security policies using zero-trust, least-privilege and risk-based principles.
• Configure and troubleshoot NAT, VPNs, decryption, URL Filtering, Threat Prevention, and App-ID policies.
• Lead network segmentation and microsegmentation with VLANs, routing controls, and security policies.
• Develop secure controls for traffic between users, servers, and cloud resources.
• Architect and test HA deployments (Active/Passive, Active/Active).
• Plan HA failover testing, PAN-OS upgrades, DR exercises, and maintenance with minimal impact.

Skills

Palo Alto Networks

Panorama

HA/Failover

Network security

Zero Trust

Education

Master’s degree in Cybersecurity/IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

Palo Alto NGFW

Panorama

Strata Logging Service

Cortex XSIAM

GlobalProtect

Cisco Catalyst/Nexus

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.

The role manages Palo Alto NGFW environments, Panorama, and integrations with Cortex XSIAM and Strata Logging Service while coordinating with SOC and leadership teams. This is a fully remote position within the United States.