Senior Firewall Engineer – Palo Alto & Fortinet | Hybrid NJ

TEKsystems; Edison (NJ); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

HSA

Job summary

TEKsystems in Edison, NJ is hiring an IT Network Engineer IV Firewall Engineer for enterprise firewall and network security design, implementation, and support, with a focus on Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet platforms. You will collaborate with Network Engineering, Information Security, and vendors to deliver secure LAN/WAN connectivity.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in IT networking, hands-on NGFW design and troubleshooting, strong policy/VPN/routing skills, and the ability to work in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT-related discipline or equivalent certification.
• 10+ years of experience in IT with enterprise network infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience designing and troubleshooting next-generation firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet).
• Strong TCP/IP networking, routing, switching, VPN, logging, and security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, maintain, and improve enterprise firewall and network security architectures focusing on Palo Alto and Fortinet technologies.
• Develop and maintain firewall policies, security rules, NAT, VPN configurations, and related controls.
• Analyze traffic, logs, alerts, and behavior to identify risks and support incident response.
• Plan upgrades, configurations, and lifecycle activities minimizing disruption.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting for complex network and security issues.

Skills

Firewall

Security

Palo Alto

Fortinet

Routing

Switching

Cisco routers

Network engineering

Network security

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT

Job description

TEKsystems in Edison, NJ is hiring an IT Network Engineer IV Firewall Engineer for enterprise firewall and network security design, implementation, and support, with a focus on Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet platforms. You will collaborate with Network Engineering, Information Security, and vendors to deliver secure LAN/WAN connectivity.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in IT networking, hands-on NGFW design and troubleshooting, strong policy/VPN/routing skills, and the ability to work in a