Senior Firewall Engineer

5ironCyber; Franklin (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid health, dental, and vision insurance

Up to 4% 401k match

Generous paid time off and holidays

Paid time off to vote, volunteer, and on your birthday

Up to $100/month for internet and cell phone services

Team building events

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Firewall Engineer to design and maintain secure network infrastructure for 24/7 cyber defense operations. The role involves optimizing firewall performance, managing policies, and ensuring thorough documentation of changes. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience with Next-Gen firewalls and a solid background in cybersecurity. The position offers competitive benefits including health insurance and a 401k match.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of cybersecurity experience or seven years without a degree.
• Five years of experience in Firewall Architecture.

Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing, and maintaining secure network infrastructure.
• Optimizing firewall performance and managing rule sets.
• Performing regular health checks and security reviews.

Skills

Network Security

Firewall Management

Traffic Flow Analysis

Change Management

VPN Configuration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security

Tools

Barracuda

Juniper

Cisco

Check Point

Fortinet

Palo Alto

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Senior Firewall Engineer

The Senior Firewall Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining secure network infrastructure to support 24/7/365 cyber defense operations. Key responsibilities include optimizing firewall performance, managing rule sets and policies, configuring secure site-to-site connections, and performing regular health checks and security reviews. This role is integral to the change management process, ensuring all updates are thoroughly reviewed and properly documented. Leveraging deep expertise in network security and traffic flow analysis, the engineer actively safeguards client environments and advances the company’s mission of delivering real-time, resolution-focused cybersecurity solutions.

Capabilities:

• Hands-on experience with Next-Gen firewalls such as Barracuda, Juniper, Cisco, Check Point, Fortinet, or Palo Alto.
• Extensive experience implementing and maintaining firewalls, with knowledge of security vulnerabilities and their impact.
• Proficiency in ongoing optimization of network security devices for capacity, availability, and scalability.
• Experience designing, troubleshooting, and documenting network security infrastructures.
• Ability to participate in change management, including creating, reviewing, and implementing change requests.
• Expertise in modifying firewall rule sets, policies, whitelisting, content filtering, and troubleshooting network traffic issues.
• In-depth knowledge of layer 4-7 application-aware firewalls.
• Experience establishing and modifying site-to-site VPNs.
• Ability to manage threat protection, URL blocking, IOC feeds, routers, and switches.
• Experience performing monthly firewall health checks and rule reviews.
• Developing detailed build and test plans for firewall implementation.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in information security or a related field, with a minimum of five (5) years of cybersecurity experience. Alternatively, 7+ years of relevant experience without a degree.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in Firewall Architecture.
• Knowledge of data security practices and systems (e.g., NIST, ISO).
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to interact with customers, vendors, and project managers.
• Relevant industry certifications.

Benefits:

• Company-paid health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Up to 4% 401k match that vests immediately.
• Generous paid time off and holidays.
• Paid time off to vote, volunteer, and on your birthday.
• Up to $100/month for internet and cell phone services.
• Team building events.

Additional Information:

• Mandatory background, credit, and drug screening prior to employment.
• On-site position in Franklin, TN, or Durham, NC. Relocation support available.