Senior Cybersecurity Engineer: Automation, Threat Hunting & VPN

Jobtailor; Marietta (GA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a network security engineer to support firewall management, VPN deployment, and vulnerability mitigation. You will implement automation with Ansible and Python, analyze data, and contribute to threat detection strategies.

The role requires 3+ years of experience, Linux proficiency, and cloud services experience, with Cisco and Palo Alto certifications considered a plus. On-site work near Marietta, GA is expected.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in network and security engineering or operations.
• Solid understanding of switching and routing.
• Experience with Linux operating systems.
• Programming experience with Ansible or Python.
• Experience with cloud services (GCP, AWS, or Azure) preferred.
• Cisco Certification is a plus.
• Palo Alto Certification is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in a relevant discipline.

Responsibilities

• Support firewall lifecycle management, including installing, configuring, decommissioning devices, and migrating application traffic behind firewalls.
• Support GlobalProtect VPN efforts, including deploying new portals/gateways and troubleshooting machine certificate chain/authentication flows.
• Mitigate network security vulnerabilities and upgrade firewall software using automated solutions.
• Respond to and escalate incidents while supporting customers.
• Develop and implement automation solutions using Ansible and Python.
• Design automation workflows and capabilities for data collection, investigation, and incident response.
• Design, build, configure, maintain, and monitor cybersecurity threat defense capabilities and user access management.
• Participate in onsite testing, troubleshooting, and deployment activities during project rollouts.

Skills

Network Security Engineering

Firewall Management

GlobalProtect VPN

Automation with Ansible and Python

Cloud Services (GCP, AWS, Azure)

Threat Hunting

Data Analysis

Linux

VPN Technology

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Solarwinds

Looker

Tableau

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a network security engineer to support firewall management, VPN deployment, and vulnerability mitigation. You will implement automation with Ansible and Python, analyze data, and contribute to threat detection strategies.

The role requires 3+ years of experience, Linux proficiency, and cloud services experience, with Cisco and Palo Alto certifications considered a plus. On-site work near Marietta, GA is expected.