Remote Senior Network Security Engineer (Palo Alto Expert)

Eliassen Group; Indianapolis (IN); Remote; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k with company matching

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a Senior Network Security Engineer to secure, scale, and strengthen a global network infrastructure with a focus on Palo Alto platforms. This contract-to-hire role supports data centers, offices, and hybrid cloud environments, offering remote work options and challenging escalation duties.

Ideal candidates will have 6+ years of hands-on experience with PAN-OS/Panorama, firewall policy, VPN, and network automation.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience engineering and supporting network security solutions in complex production environments.
• Advanced hands-on experience with Palo Alto Networks technologies, including PAN-OS and Panorama.
• Strong knowledge of firewall policy, segmentation, NAT, VPN, threat prevention, routing, switching, and network troubleshooting.
• Experience with enterprise network platforms such as Juniper Junos, Cisco NX-OS, or Arista EOS.
• Experience with network automation or infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, Ansible, Python, or Bash.
• Ability to independently own complex technical initiatives and troubleshoot high-impact network and security issues.
• Strong documentation, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Preferred: Experience with GlobalProtect, Prisma Access, Cloud NGFW, SASE, or Zero Trust technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain secure network architectures across data centers, offices, remote sites, and cloud-connected environments.
• Administer and optimize Palo Alto Networks technologies including PAN-OS, Panorama, GlobalProtect, Threat Prevention, URL Filtering, Application Control, and WildFire.
• Engineer and maintain firewall policy, segmentation, NAT, site-to-site VPN, remote-access VPN, and Zero Trust or SASE connectivity.
• Administer or support Network Access Control technologies and enterprise authentication controls.
• Analyze traffic and security logs, support vulnerability remediation, and participate in network-related incident response.
• Perform firewall upgrades, security hardening, and lifecycle maintenance aligned with change-management standards.
• Support routing, switching, WAN, and wireless infrastructure across data centers and global sites.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting for routing, firewall, connectivity, performance, and application-access issues.
• Support secure hybrid connectivity with Azure and AWS, including associated virtual firewall and routing technologies.
• Partner with infrastructure and cloud teams to incorporate network security requirements into solution designs.
• Coordinate with Palo Alto Networks, Juniper, and other vendors on escalations and technical issues.
• Automate repeatable network and security tasks using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Python, or Bash.
• Develop and maintain configuration standards, network diagrams, runbooks, and technical documentation.
• Provide Tier 3 escalation support for outages, incidents, and complex network security issues.
• Mentor other engineers and share network security practices and troubleshooting methods.
• Participate in on-call rotations, planned maintenance windows, and emergency response when required.

Skills

Firewall engineering

Network security

IaC automation

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Professional certifications (PCNSE, CCNP Security, CCNP Enterprise, JNCIS/JNCIP)

Tools

Palo Alto PAN-OS

Panorama

GlobalProtect

Threat Prevention

URL Filtering

Application Control

WildFire

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Bash

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a Senior Network Security Engineer to secure, scale, and strengthen a global network infrastructure with a focus on Palo Alto platforms. This contract-to-hire role supports data centers, offices, and hybrid cloud environments, offering remote work options and challenging escalation duties.

Ideal candidates will have 6+ years of hands-on experience with PAN-OS/Panorama, firewall policy, VPN, and network automation.