Remote Palo Alto Security Engineer - Senior Firewall Expert

Insight Global; United States; Remote; USD 96,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Senior Palo Alto Security Engineer for a fully remote, 6-week contract. The role focuses on reviewing firewall configurations, hardening, remediation, and producing changes with minimal oversight while supporting enterprise security initiatives.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of hands-on Palo Alto experience, strong NAT/routing/policy knowledge, and exposure to Panorama. PCNSE certification and Zero Trust/segmentation experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on Palo Alto firewall administration.
• Experience with firewall hardening and remediation.
• Strong knowledge of NAT, routing, security policies, and threat prevention.
• Ability to work independently with enterprise customers.

Responsibilities

• Review existing Palo Alto firewall configurations and identify security gaps.
• Perform firewall hardening and implement security best practices.
• Remediate firewall policy and configuration issues.
• Execute production firewall changes with minimal oversight.
• Improve overall network security posture across the environment.
• Collaborate with customer stakeholders and project leadership.
• Document assessments, recommendations, and completed work.
• Participate in technical discussions surrounding network security and architecture.
• Support broader enterprise security improvement initiatives.
• Provide guidance on firewall policies, threat prevention, and segmentation strategies.

Skills

Palo Alto Networks

Firewall administration

Firewall hardening

Security remediation

Threat prevention

Customer facing

Panorama

Zero Trust

Education

PCNSE certification

Tools

Palo Alto Panorama

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a Senior Palo Alto Security Engineer for a fully remote, 6-week contract. The role focuses on reviewing firewall configurations, hardening, remediation, and producing changes with minimal oversight while supporting enterprise security initiatives.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of hands-on Palo Alto experience, strong NAT/routing/policy knowledge, and exposure to Panorama. PCNSE certification and Zero Trust/segmentation experience are preferred.