Senior Firewall Engineer | Network Security Engineer

MDAEdge; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 63,168 - 90,240; Full time

Job summary

MDAEdge is seeking a Senior Firewall Engineer for a permanent, on-site role based in New York City, NY or Pittsburgh, PA. You will lead enterprise-level Palo Alto firewall migrations, plan migrations, and ensure minimal production disruption.

Responsibilities include migrating policies and configurations, validating functionality and connectivity post-migration, and collaborating with network teams to support routing, switching, and security policy changes. English required.

Qualifications

• Minimum hands-on Palo Alto firewall experience.
• Enterprise firewall refreshes and migrations experience.
• Solid understanding of NAT, security zones, and rule management.
• Knowledge of routing and switching protocols.
• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise production environments.
• Native or bilingual English proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute enterprise-level Palo Alto firewall migration activities.
• Migrate firewall policies, security rules, and configurations to new infrastructure.
• Validate firewall functionality and network connectivity post-migration.
• Collaborate with network engineering teams to support routing, switching, and security policy changes.
• Troubleshoot firewall and network connectivity issues during implementation.
• Participate in formal change management and production deployment processes.
• Document all firewall configurations, migration steps, and implementation procedures.

Skills

Palo Alto Firewalls

Firewall Migrations

Firewall Policies & NAT

Routing & Switching

Production Environment Support

English Proficiency

Cisco ASA Firewalls

Tools

Cisco ASA

Job description

Job Summary:

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Firewall Engineer for a permanent, on-site role based in New York City, NY or Pittsburgh, PA. This position is critical to supporting an enterprise-level Palo Alto firewall refresh initiative, focusing on the planning and execution of firewall migrations while ensuring minimal disruption to production environments.

Compensation:

• Hourly Rate: $60.00 - $75.00 per hour (W-2).


• Annual Salary Equivalent: $63,168 - $90,240 USD.

Core Responsibilities:

• Plan and execute enterprise-level Palo Alto firewall migration activities.


• Migrate firewall policies, security rules, and configurations to new infrastructure.


• Validate firewall functionality and network connectivity post-migration.


• Collaborate with network engineering teams to support routing, switching, and security policy changes.


• Troubleshoot firewall and network connectivity issues during implementation.


• Participate in formal change management and production deployment processes.


• Document all firewall configurations, migration steps, and implementation procedures.

Required Qualifications:

• Strong hands-on experience managing Palo Alto Firewalls.


• Proven experience performing enterprise firewall refreshes and complex migration projects.


• Deep understanding of firewall policies, NAT, security zones, and rule management.


• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of routing and switching protocols.


• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise production environments.


• Native or bilingual proficiency in English.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Cisco ASA firewalls.


• Experience working within strictly change-controlled production environments.


• Relevant industry certifications, including:
  
  
  
  • Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE).
  
  
  • CCNP Security or CCNP Enterprise.
  
  
  • CCIE Security.