Senior Firewall Engineer

Insight Global; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Senior Firewall Network Engineer to implement and oversee firewall policies and coordinate between Information Security and Networking teams.

You will guide system designers on firewall requirements, document flows, monitor incidents, perform hardware upgrades, and stay current with firewall technologies. This role requires 6+ years of Palo Alto experience and CCNA certification, with leadership responsibilities and on-call rotation.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of Palo Alto networking firewall experience.
• 2 years of leadership/mentorship experience.
• Technical knowledge of networking systems, protocols, firewalls, load balancers, and VPN technologies.
• Experience with networking monitoring and troubleshooting.
• Experience recording and interpreting TCP/IP packet captures.
• On-call schedule every 12 weeks in Healthcare industry.
• Cisco CCNA certification.
• SD-WAN technology exposure.
• Prisma firewall product familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with PMO and application system owners to guide firewall requirements and document system communication flows.
• Advise business partners on VPN requirements and document configurations and flows.
• Maintain up-to-date system design documents for systems traversing firewalls.
• Troubleshoot systems by analyzing firewall logs and TCP/IP captures; own or delegate firewall issues.
• Ensure firewall appliances are current with OS, signatures, licenses.
• Participate in Technical Review Board and Change Advisory Board for system change management.

Skills

Palo Alto firewall experience

Leadership/mentorship

Networking protocols & troubleshooting

TCP/IP packet analysis

Education

Cisco CCNA

Tools

Prisma

SD-WAN

Job description

Job Description

The Senior Firewall Network Engineer is responsible for implementing and overseeing firewall policies based on input from the Information Security Team. This role acts as a liaison between Information Security and Networking teams, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.

Key responsibilities include:

• Collaborating with the Project Management Office and application system owners to guide system designers on firewall requirements and document system communication flows affecting firewall configurations.
• Advising business partners on B2B VPN requirements and documenting VPN configurations and communication flows.
• Maintaining up-to-date system communication design documents for all systems traversing firewalls.
• Assisting other teams in troubleshooting systems by analyzing firewall logs and interpreting TCP/IP packet captures.
• Ensuring all firewall appliances are current with OS versions, anti-virus signatures, applications, threat databases, Wildfire, and associated licenses.
• Staying informed about emerging firewall technologies, evaluating new features, and providing recommendations to IT management.
• Performing firewall hardware break/fix replacements and upgrades as needed.
• Monitoring Service Desk incident and request tickets, taking ownership of or delegating firewall issues to appropriate personnel.
• Participating as an active member of the Technical Review Board and Change Advisory Board for system change management.
• Initiating effective communication with all Information Technology areas to ensure information is disseminated effectively for planning, decision-making, and other management needs.
• Maintaining clear communication and effective relations with all health system departments, users, and user groups.
• Conduct research on firewall network products, services, protocols, and standards in support of network procurement and development efforts
• Establish connectivity and uptime service level agreements
• Be knowledgeable about and supportive of Administrative Procedures and directives
• Perform other duties as may be required of assigned by the Manager of Information Systems

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Skills and Requirements

• 6+ years of Palo Alto Networking firewall experience
• 2 years of leadership/lead/mentor experience
• technical knowledge or networking systems, protocols, firewalls, load balancers, and VPN technologies
• experience with networking monitoring and troubleshooting
• experience recording and interpreting TCP/IP packet captures
• on call schedule every 12 weeks Healthcare industry
• Cisco CCNA
• SDWAN
• Prisma