Remote Data Security Analyst Master — Palo Alto Expert

GovCIO; Providence (RI); 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 Data Security Analyst — Master to lead enterprise security controls, focusing on Palo Alto Networks portfolios (NGFW, Panorama, Strata, Cortex). This senior IC role requires hands‑on expertise and Cisco networking capabilities, with a fully remote US location.

Responsibilities include deploying and managing firewalls, policy design, detections, and incident response. Collaboration with SOC, Cloud, and Governance teams is essential for continuous security improvements.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of cybersecurity experience with hands-on firewall administration and incident response.
• Deep expertise administering Palo Alto next‑generation firewalls in complex environments.
• Advanced Panorama administration including centralized policy, HA workflows, logging, upgrades, and governance.
• Strong knowledge of Palo Alto Strata security capabilities including App-ID, User-ID, Content-ID, and decryption.
• Experience with Cortex XDR/SIEM for detection, investigation, automation.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deploy Palo Alto firewalls across data centers, campuses, and cloud environments.
• Lead centralized firewall management using Panorama with device groups, templates, and HA workflows.
• Design and maintain least-privilege, application-aware security policies.
• Develop detections, dashboards, investigations, and playbooks using Cortex tooling.
• Collaborate with Security Operations, Cloud Engineering, and Audit teams on security requirements.
• Review and document firewall and network-security change requests.

Skills

Palo Alto Networks experience (NGFW)

Panorama administration

Cortex security analytics

Cisco networking background

Threat detection and incident response

Network security engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Palo Alto Panorama

Palo Alto Strata

Palo Alto Cortex

Cisco Secure Firewall/Firepower

Cisco ISE

Job description

GovCIO is seeking a Data Security Analyst — Master to lead enterprise security controls, focusing on Palo Alto Networks portfolios (NGFW, Panorama, Strata, Cortex). This senior IC role requires hands‑on expertise and Cisco networking capabilities, with a fully remote US location.

Responsibilities include deploying and managing firewalls, policy design, detections, and incident response. Collaboration with SOC, Cloud, and Governance teams is essential for continuous security improvements.