Senior Data Security Analyst - Remote (Palo Alto)

GovCIO; Trenton (NJ); Remote; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Corporate Discounts

Learning & Development platform

Training, Education and Certification

Referral Bonus Program

Pet Insurance

Flexible Work Environment

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking a Data Security Analyst — Master to lead enterprise security controls protecting data, networks, and cloud environments. This senior, hands-on role emphasizes Palo Alto firewalls, Panorama, Cortex, Strata, and Cisco security skills.

The position is fully remote within the United States. Responsibilities include designing, deploying, and tuning security controls, detections, and incident response across data centers, campuses, and cloud workloads.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 12+ years in cybersecurity or security operations.
• Hands-on firewall administration in complex enterprise environments.
• Deep Palo Alto firewall, Panorama, Strata, Cortex expertise.
• Strong Cisco networking background and cloud security experience.
• Experience with NIST/ISO security controls and risk-based thinking.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and optimize Palo Alto firewalls across environments.
• Lead centralized firewall management using Panorama and policies.
• Design security policies with least privilege and threat prevention.
• Operate Cortex for analytics, EDR, and SOAR capabilities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on security requirements.

Skills

Firewall administration

Incident response

Palo Alto Panorama

Palo Alto Strata

Palo Alto Cortex

Cisco networking

Threat hunting

Automation scripting

Security architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree

12+ years experience

Tools

Panorama

Palo Alto Strata

Cortex

Cisco Secure Firewall/Firepower

Job description

GovCIO is seeking a Data Security Analyst — Master to lead enterprise security controls protecting data, networks, and cloud environments. This senior, hands-on role emphasizes Palo Alto firewalls, Panorama, Cortex, Strata, and Cisco security skills.

The position is fully remote within the United States. Responsibilities include designing, deploying, and tuning security controls, detections, and incident response across data centers, campuses, and cloud workloads.