Senior Cisco Firewall Engineer – FTD/FMC & Zero Trust

Peraton; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 104,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Network Engineer with senior expertise to design, deploy, and manage Cisco FTD/FMC across USSOCOM networks at MacDill AFB in Florida. The role focuses on secure segmentation, Zero Trust integration, and robust incident response under SITEC-3 EOM.

The engineer mentors staff and ensures documentation and compliance across global operations. Responsibilities include large FMC configurations, policy development, and complex troubleshooting.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience configuring and managing Cisco FTD/FMC, including ACP, Snort/IPS, AMP/malware policies, SSL decryption, and complex security troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain Cisco FTD firewall architecture managed centrally via FMC.
• Support enterprise network segmentation and secure connectivity across on-premises infrastructures.
• Participate in integrating Zero Trust frameworks within Cisco FTD and FMC security environments.
• Policy development, centralized intrusion rules, and threat-intelligence integration on Cisco FMC.
• Provide advanced operational support for troubleshooting and resolving Cisco FTD/FMC issues, handling complex technical and routing cases independently.
• Document Cisco firewall technical procedures, SOPs, and lead compliance audits.
• Collaborate with IT teams to implement and refine network security policies and procedures.
• Assist in conducting security assessments and vulnerability scans on Cisco firewall and network infrastructure.
• Must be willing to work shift work and/or on weekends if required.

Skills

Cisco firewall admin

Network automation

Automation tools

Enterprise security

VPN solutions

Monitoring & incident response

Compliance & governance

Technical documentation

Analytical & problem-solving

Communication

Education

HS degree

AS/AA degree

BS/BA

MS/MA

PhD

Tools

Python

PowerShell

Ansible FTD/FMC

FMC REST APIs

Splunk

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Network Engineer with senior expertise to design, deploy, and manage Cisco FTD/FMC across USSOCOM networks at MacDill AFB in Florida. The role focuses on secure segmentation, Zero Trust integration, and robust incident response under SITEC-3 EOM.

The engineer mentors staff and ensures documentation and compliance across global operations. Responsibilities include large FMC configurations, policy development, and complex troubleshooting.