Senior Firewall & Cybersecurity Lead - Palo Alto Expert (DC)

Robotics Technologies LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 83,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Robotics Technologies LLC in Washington, DC seeks a Lead Firewall Engineer / Cybersecurity Engineer with extensive hands-on Palo Alto Networks expertise to lead perimeter security and enterprise firewall operations. The role covers cloud security initiatives, security controls, and incident response across AWS/Azure environments.

The ideal candidate has 11+ years in cybersecurity with strong network skills, proficiency in scripting, and experience delivering security architecture and runbooks

Qualifications

• 11+ years cybersecurity engineering experience with a focus on network and firewall security.
• Extensive hands-on Palo Alto Networks firewall administration in large enterprises.
• Knowledge of firewall policies, rule reviews, and security architecture.
• Experience with IDS/IPS, WAF, SIEM, EDR, DLP, and CASB.
• Cloud security exposure in AWS and Microsoft Azure environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead network and perimeter security engineering for enterprise environments.
• Manage enterprise firewall infrastructure and optimize security controls.
• Develop security runbooks, run vulnerability assessments, and guide incident response.
• Collaborate with infra, network, and cloud teams on security projects.

Skills

Cybersecurity engineering

Firewall security

Palo Alto Networks

Network security architecture

Python/PowerShell/Bash

Vulnerability management

Cloud security (AWS/Azure)

Incident response

Education

Master's degree in Cybersecurity or related field

Tools

Palo Alto Networks firewall

AWS

Azure

Job description

Robotics Technologies LLC in Washington, DC seeks a Lead Firewall Engineer / Cybersecurity Engineer with extensive hands-on Palo Alto Networks expertise to lead perimeter security and enterprise firewall operations. The role covers cloud security initiatives, security controls, and incident response across AWS/Azure environments.

The ideal candidate has 11+ years in cybersecurity with strong network skills, proficiency in scripting, and experience delivering security architecture and runbooks