Remote Senior Data Security Analyst – Palo Alto + Cortex

GovCIO; Raleigh (NC); 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 highly experienced Data Security Analyst - Master to design, implement, and continuously improve enterprise security controls protecting data, networks, applications, and cloud environments. This senior individual-contributor role emphasizes hands-on work with Palo Alto firewalls, Panorama, Cortex, and Strata, plus strong Cisco capabilities.

This position is fully remote within the United States, with duties spanning data centers, campuses, cloud, and remote-access

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with 12+ years in cybersecurity, network security, or security operations.
• Deep hands-on firewall administration experience with Palo Alto Networks in enterprise environments.
• Strong Panorama expertise for centralized policy and HA workflows.
• Proficient with Strata security capabilities including App-ID, User-ID, and Threat Prevention.
• Experience with Cortex for detection, response, and automation; XDR/EDR/SIEM familiarity.
• Solid Cisco networking background across TCP/IP, VPNs, routing, and high availability.
• Understanding of security frameworks (NIST, CIS, ISO 27001, PCI DSS) and risk management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and optimize Palo Alto firewalls across data centers, campuses, and cloud environments.
• Lead centralized firewall management using Panorama and ensure policy governance and upgrades.
• Design and tune security policies with least privilege and threat prevention controls.
• Operationalize Cortex for analytics, EDR, and SOAR capabilities enterprise-wide.
• Collaborate with Cisco teams to integrate secure routing, VPNs, and network access controls.
• Review and document firewall changes per change-management processes.
• Maintain network security diagrams, runbooks, and policy documentation.
• Support SOC, Incident Response, Cloud, and Audit teams on remediation plans.

Skills

Palo Alto firewalls

Panorama

Cortex

Strata

Cisco networking

Threat hunting

Incident response

Security analytics

Zero trust

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Panorama management

Firepower

NIST SP 800-53

AWS/Azure security

Job description

GovCIO is seeking a highly experienced Data Security Analyst - Master to design, implement, and continuously improve enterprise security controls protecting data, networks, applications, and cloud environments. This senior individual-contributor role emphasizes hands-on work with Palo Alto firewalls, Panorama, Cortex, and Strata, plus strong Cisco capabilities.

This position is fully remote within the United States, with duties spanning data centers, campuses, cloud, and remote-access