Palo Alto Firewall Engineer - DoD TS/SCI Clearance

GCyber; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid leave

Parental leave

401(k) matching

Health insurance

Training and professional development

Commuter benefits

Parking allowance

Job summary

GCyber seeks a Palo Alto Engineer to support a high-profile DISA customer, guiding Palo Alto device management and optimization. You will address misconfigurations, security gaps, and rule conflicts, while improving performance and security posture.

You will perform bi-monthly firewall evaluations and offer Tier 3 escalation support, collaborating with customer points of contact to align on goals and architectural direction, with a focus on DoD STIGs and JSIG guidelines.

Qualifications

• BA/BS preferred; additional experience may substitute degree.
• 8+ years IT experience required.
• 5+ years hands-on Cisco and/or Palo Alto Firewall experience.

Responsibilities

• Identify and remediate misconfigurations, security gaps, and conflicting rules; optimize firewall and load balancer rule-sets to enhance performance and security posture.
• Conduct bi-monthly firewall evaluations and provide actionable recommendations.
• Provide Tier 3 escalation support for complex network issues and monitor device performance.

Skills

Palo Alto

Firewall engineering

IAT II certification

Security+

CCNA Security

CySA+

Education

BA/BS preferred

Tools

Palo Alto firewalls

Cisco firewalls

Job description

GCyber seeks a Palo Alto Engineer to support a high-profile DISA customer, guiding Palo Alto device management and optimization. You will address misconfigurations, security gaps, and rule conflicts, while improving performance and security posture.

You will perform bi-monthly firewall evaluations and offer Tier 3 escalation support, collaborating with customer points of contact to align on goals and architectural direction, with a focus on DoD STIGs and JSIG guidelines.