SASE Security Engineer – Firewall & Cloud Threat Prevention

Optomi

Charlotte (NC)

On-site

USD 95,000 - 135,000

Full time

32 hours ago

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Job summary

Optomi in Charlotte, NC is seeking a Security Engineer to support and evolve the organization's SASE environment (Palo Alto Prisma Access, GlobalProtect, Strata Cloud Manager) while maintaining legacy Inspection Zone technologies such as F5 BIG-IP and proxy solutions.

You will drive threat prevention, policy management, cloud security controls, and security monitoring across enterprise environments, partnering with Security Operations, Network Engineering, and Incident Response teams.

Qualifications

3+ years of Cybersecurity experience (or 4+ years equivalent without degree).
Experience with Palo Alto Networks SASE/Prisma Access.
Strong understanding of Security Service Edge (SWG, CASB, ZTNA).
Networking expertise including BGP, IPSec, NAT, routing, and VPN technologies.
Experience with GlobalProtect.
Cloud-delivered security architecture and policy management.
Experience supporting enterprise security platforms in large environments.
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Cybersecurity/CS/MIS.
Ability to support and optimize cybersecurity infrastructure in a 24x7 operations environment.
Must be eligible to convert to a full-time employee.

Responsibilities

Participate in the implementation, support, and lifecycle management of Palo Alto SASE solutions within a large enterprise, while maintaining integration with legacy Inspection Zone technologies.
Design, deploy, and optimize cloud-delivered security controls including SWG, CASB, ZTNA, and threat prevention.
Provide advanced engineering support for SASE and Inspection Zone platforms, partnering with Security Operations, Network Engineering, and Incident Response teams.
Drive security monitoring, telemetry integration, and policy enforcement across SASE and on-prem environments for visibility and threat detection.
Perform system hardening, high availability design, and resilience engineering for SASE and Inspection Zone environments.
Maintain understanding of global threat landscape and apply Palo Alto threat intelligence to reduce risk.
Drive continuous improvement of detection and response using SASE telemetry for incident analysis and threat hunting.
Develop and report on operational and security metrics to inform leadership decisions.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align SASE strategy with enterprise security architecture and modernization efforts.