Remote Senior Network & Security Engineer

GovCIO; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Corporate Discounts

Learning & Development platform

Training, Education and Certification

Referral Bonus Program

Internal Mobility Program

Pet Insurance

Flexible Work Environment

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking a highly experienced Senior Network & Security Engineer to lead the design, operation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of enterprise network-security infrastructure. This role focuses on Palo Alto Networks NGFW, Panorama, HA, Cisco switching, and security telemetry integration with Cortex XSIAM and Strata Logging Service.

The Senior Engineer will serve as a technical escalation point, mentor other engineers, and partner with SOC and infrastructure teams to reduce

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus 8+ years in network/security roles.
• Hands‑on Palo Alto Networks firewall experience in production environments.
• Operational experience with Panorama and High Availability deployments.
• Deep TCP/IP, routing, VPNs, and packet‑level troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, deployment, administration, and lifecycle management of Palo Alto NGFWs running PAN‑OS.
• Own centralized firewall management via Panorama including device groups and templates.
• Design security policies using zero‑trust, least‑privilege, and risk‑based approaches.
• Configure NAT, VPNs, decryption, URL filtering, threat prevention, and App‑ID policies.
• Lead network segmentation and microsegmentation initiatives across zones and VLANs.
• Integrate Palo Alto with Strata Logging Service and Cortex XSIAM for telemetry.
• Mentor engineers, handle complex incidents, and drive incident containment.
• Plan HA failover testing, PAN‑OS upgrades, and disaster recovery exercises.

Skills

Palo Alto Networks

PAN-OS

High Availability

Cisco Switching

Zero Trust

XSIAM / Cortex

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Cisco Catalyst

Cisco Nexus

Palo Alto Panorama

Strata Logging Service

Cortex XSIAM

Job description

GovCIO is seeking a highly experienced Senior Network & Security Engineer to lead the design, operation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of enterprise network-security infrastructure. This role focuses on Palo Alto Networks NGFW, Panorama, HA, Cisco switching, and security telemetry integration with Cortex XSIAM and Strata Logging Service.

The Senior Engineer will serve as a technical escalation point, mentor other engineers, and partner with SOC and infrastructure teams to reduce