Senior Firewall & Cybersecurity Engineer - Palo Alto

Artifintech; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 96,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Artifintech is seeking an experienced Lead Firewall Engineer / Cybersecurity Engineer in Washington, DC. The role focuses on enterprise firewall administration with strong hands-on Palo Alto expertise, leading perimeter security and broader cybersecurity initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have 11+ years in cybersecurity engineering, in-depth firewall management, and hands-on experience across AWS/Azure. Expect collaboration with infrastructure, network, and cloud teams, and ongoing

Qualifications

• 11+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience focusing on network and firewall security.
• Extensive hands-on experience with Palo Alto Networks firewalls in large enterprises.
• Strong knowledge of firewall policies, rule reviews, configurations, and security architecture.
• Understanding of TCP/IP, routing, switching, VPNs, WAN/LAN and network security architecture.
• Experience with IDS/IPS, WAF, SIEM, EDR, DLP, CASB; cloud security in AWS/Azure.
• Scripting using Python, PowerShell, or Bash; automation experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead security projects and coordinate with infrastructure/network/cloud teams.
• Manage and secure enterprise firewall infrastructure and perimeter controls.
• Support cloud and on-premise cybersecurity initiatives and runbooks.

Skills

Cybersecurity engineering

Palo Alto firewalls

Network security

Firewall policies

TCP/IP & routing

IDS/IPS & WAF

Cloud security (AWS/Azure)

Scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash)

Security standards (NIST/CIS/PCI/HIPAA

Runbooks & documentation

Project leadership

Tools

Palo Alto Networks

Job description

Artifintech is seeking an experienced Lead Firewall Engineer / Cybersecurity Engineer in Washington, DC. The role focuses on enterprise firewall administration with strong hands-on Palo Alto expertise, leading perimeter security and broader cybersecurity initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have 11+ years in cybersecurity engineering, in-depth firewall management, and hands-on experience across AWS/Azure. Expect collaboration with infrastructure, network, and cloud teams, and ongoing