Palo Alto Data Security Master - Remote

GovCIO; Annapolis (MD); 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 Data Security Analyst — Master to lead enterprise security controls across data centers, cloud, and campus. You will design, implement, and optimize firewall and security architectures using Palo Alto products and Cortex analytics.

You will partner with Cisco teams, manage threat detection, investigation, and incident response, and mentor junior staff while driving a modern security roadmap within a fully remote US-based role.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in cybersecurity, network security, security engineering, or security operations with hands-on firewall administration and incident response.
• Deep expertise administering Palo Alto Networks next-gen firewalls in complex enterprise environments.
• Advanced experience with Panorama including centralized policy administration, device groups, templates, and HA workflows.
• Strong knowledge of Palo Alto Strata features: NGFW, App-ID, User-ID, Content-ID, decryption, segmentation, and policy optimization.
• Experience with Cortex/EDR/SIEM tools for detection, investigation, and automation.
• Ability to investigate complex network-security issues using logs, captures, and telemetry.
• Strong Cisco networking background: TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, routing, switching, and high availability.
• Experience with Cisco security tools like ASA/Firepower, Secure Firewall, ISE, and analytics.
• Familiarity with security frameworks (NIST, CIS, ISO 27001) and risk-based controls.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, administer, and optimize Palo Alto firewalls across data center, campus, and cloud environments.
• Lead centralized firewall management using Palo Alto Panorama and HA operations.
• Design and maintain least-privilege security policies and threat prevention controls.
• Operate Cortex for security analytics, EDR, and automation across the enterprise.
• Investigate alerts, traffic anomalies, malware activity, and policy violations; drive containment and recovery.
• Develop detections, dashboards, investigations, and response playbooks in Cortex and related platforms.
• Maintain secure network segmentation strategies and zone-based architectures.
• Collaborate with Cisco teams to integrate secure routing, VPN, and network access controls.
• Perform regular rulebase reviews, risk assessments, and change documentation.
• Provide mentorship and establish engineering standards for security analysts.

Skills

Firewall administration

Palo Alto Networks

Panorama

Cortex/XDR/EDR

Cisco networking

Security incident response

Threat hunting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Palo Alto Panorama

Palo Alto Strata

Palo Alto Cortex

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center

Cisco ISE

Cisco Secure Network Analytics

Job description

GovCIO is seeking a Data Security Analyst — Master to lead enterprise security controls across data centers, cloud, and campus. You will design, implement, and optimize firewall and security architectures using Palo Alto products and Cortex analytics.

You will partner with Cisco teams, manage threat detection, investigation, and incident response, and mentor junior staff while driving a modern security roadmap within a fully remote US-based role.