Remote Data Security Architect — Palo Alto & Cortex Expert

GovCIO; Pierre (SD); Remote; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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 design and implementation of enterprise security controls across data, networks, and cloud environments. This senior individual contributor role requires hands-on expertise with the Palo Alto security portfolio and strong Cisco networking capabilities.

Based in the United States, the role offers a fully remote arrangement with opportunities to mentor analysts, drive security improvements, and collaborate across Security Operations,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years in cybersecurity or related field.
• Extensive hands-on firewall administration and incident response.
• Deep expertise with Palo Alto next-generation firewalls in enterprise.
• Experience with Panorama centralized policy administration and HA workflows.
• Experience with Palo Alto Strata security capabilities (NGFW, App-ID, User-ID).
• Experience with Cortex for detection, investigation, automation.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy and optimize Palo Alto firewalls across multiple environments.
• Lead centralized firewall management using Panorama.
• Design and maintain security policies with least privilege.
• Deploy Cortex capabilities for security analytics and EDR/IR.
• Collaborate with Cisco teams to integrate secure routing and VPN.
• Review firewall changes and perform risk assessments.

Skills

Palo Alto Firewalls

Panorama

Cortex

Strata

Cisco Networking

Incident Response

Threat Hunting

Security Analytics

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Cisco Secure Firewall/Firepower

Secure Firewall Management Center

Nexus switches

Job description

GovCIO is seeking a Data Security Analyst — Master to lead design and implementation of enterprise security controls across data, networks, and cloud environments. This senior individual contributor role requires hands-on expertise with the Palo Alto security portfolio and strong Cisco networking capabilities.

Based in the United States, the role offers a fully remote arrangement with opportunities to mentor analysts, drive security improvements, and collaborate across Security Operations,