Senior Data Security Architect – Palo Alto & Cortex (Remote)

GovCIO; Springfield (IL); Remote; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EAP

Corporate Discounts

Learning & Development platform

Training, Education and Certification

Referral Bonus Program

Internal Mobility Program

Pet Insurance

Flexible Work Environment

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking a Data Security Analyst — Master to lead enterprise security controls across data, networks, and cloud environments. The role emphasizes hands-on Palo Alto Portfolio expertise including firewalls, Panorama, Cortex, and Strata, with strong Cisco networking background.

This is a fully remote senior role within the United States, requiring extensive experience in security engineering and incident response for an enterprise setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with 12+ years of cybersecurity experience.
• Hands-on firewall administration and incident response.
• Deep Palo Alto Networks expertise in enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and optimize Palo Alto firewalls across data centers, campuses, and cloud.
• Lead centralized firewall management using Palo Alto Panorama and templates.
• Design security policies with least privilege and threat prevention, including TLS decryption where approved.
• Develop detections, playbooks, and security analytics using Cortex tools.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Cisco Secure Firewall

Nexus Switches

ISE

Panorama

Palo Alto NGFW

Job description

GovCIO is seeking a Data Security Analyst — Master to lead enterprise security controls across data, networks, and cloud environments. The role emphasizes hands-on Palo Alto Portfolio expertise including firewalls, Panorama, Cortex, and Strata, with strong Cisco networking background.

This is a fully remote senior role within the United States, requiring extensive experience in security engineering and incident response for an enterprise setting.