Remote Senior Network Security Architect

Govcio LLC; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking a Master Network & Security Engineer to lead design, operation, troubleshooting, and improvement of enterprise network-security infrastructure. The role focuses on Palo Alto NGFWs, Panorama, HA, Cisco switching, segmentation, Cortex XSIAM, and Strata Logging Service, with a remote US-based work arrangement.

The engineer serves as escalation point for complex incidents, drives architecture and implementation initiatives, defines standards, and partners with SOC,

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 10+ years in network engineering/security roles.
• 6+ years hands-on Palo Alto firewall experience in an enterprise.
• Advanced experience with Panorama and HA deployments.
• Strong understanding of network segmentation and microsegmentation.
• Experience with Cortex XSIAM, Strata Logging Service, and SOC collaboration.
• Clearance ability to obtain Public Trust.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, deployment, and lifecycle management of NGFW environments.
• Own centralized firewall management via Panorama and devices groups.
• Design security policies using zero-trust and least-privilege principles.
• Configure NAT, VPNs, decryption, URL Filtering, and Threat Prevention.
• Plan and execute HA failover testing and PAN-OS upgrades.
• Lead incident investigations and root-cause analyses with cross-team partners.
• Develop network diagrams, runbooks, and operational procedures.

Skills

Palo Alto Networks

Firewall administration

Network security

HA design

TCP/IP

Incident response

Documentation

Technical leadership

Education

Master’s degree in Cybersecurity / IT / CS / Eng

Tools

Palo Alto Panorama

Cortex XSIAM

Strata Logging Service

Cisco Nexus/Catalyst

Job description

GovCIO is seeking a Master Network & Security Engineer to lead design, operation, troubleshooting, and improvement of enterprise network-security infrastructure. The role focuses on Palo Alto NGFWs, Panorama, HA, Cisco switching, segmentation, Cortex XSIAM, and Strata Logging Service, with a remote US-based work arrangement.

The engineer serves as escalation point for complex incidents, drives architecture and implementation initiatives, defines standards, and partners with SOC,