Remote Senior Firewall Architect (Palo Alto & Fortinet)

ECI; Dallas, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

401(k)

Flexible PTO

Job summary

ECI is seeking a Senior Network Firewall Engineer/Architect to deliver hands-on firewall administration, policy management, and VPN troubleshooting for a global client network. The role emphasizes ownership of day-to-day firewall work across Palo Alto and Fortinet platforms, with an aim to standardize environments and improve security posture.

The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in Palo Alto Panorama, FortiGate, site-to-site and remote-access VPNs, and enterprise networking

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience with enterprise firewalls in production.
• Proficient with Palo Alto firewalls, policy management, VPN troubleshooting, and Panorama.
• Hands-on Fortinet FortiGate and VPN experience.
• Experience with mixed-vendor/legacy environments.
• Strong communication with clients and documenting findings.

Responsibilities

• Administer Palo Alto and Fortinet firewalls in production environments.
• Create, review, modify, and troubleshoot firewall policies, rules, objects, and whitelisting requests.
• Manage site-to-site and remote-access VPNs (GlobalProtect, FortiClient).
• Use Panorama and Fortinet tooling for centralized device management and changes.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, diagrams, and remediation steps.

Skills

Firewall engineering

VPN troubleshooting

Panorama management

Network fundamentals

Technical documentation

Tools

Palo Alto Networks

Fortinet FortiGate

Cisco (Catalyst/Nexus)

FortiClient/FortiGuard

Panorama

Job description

ECI is seeking a Senior Network Firewall Engineer/Architect to deliver hands-on firewall administration, policy management, and VPN troubleshooting for a global client network. The role emphasizes ownership of day-to-day firewall work across Palo Alto and Fortinet platforms, with an aim to standardize environments and improve security posture.

The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in Palo Alto Panorama, FortiGate, site-to-site and remote-access VPNs, and enterprise networking