Senior Firewall Network Engineer – Palo Alto & Fortinet

AptivaCorp; Hackensack (NJ); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health is seeking an IT Network Engineer IV – Firewall Engineer to design, implement, and maintain enterprise firewall and network security. The role emphasizes Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet platforms to secure complex healthcare networks.

The engineer collaborates with Network Engineering, Information Security, and vendors to deliver reliable connectivity, implement security policies, and support incident response within the tristate area.

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, implementing, administering NGFW (Palo Alto, Fortinet).
• Strong firewall policy design, NAT, VPN, traffic analysis, logging.
• TCP/IP networking, routing, switching, VPNs, LAN/WAN expertise.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, maintain, and improve firewall/network security architectures.
• Develop and maintain firewall policies and NAT/VPN configurations.
• Analyze traffic, logs, and alerts to identify security risks and incidents.
• Plan upgrades, maintenance, and lifecycle activities with minimal disruption.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting for complex network/security issues.
• Collaborate with teams to design and document network solutions.
• Support on-call and after-hours tasks as needed.

Skills

Next-gen firewall engineering

Palo Alto Networks

Fortinet

Enterprise network design

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT-related discipline

Equivalent certification

Tools

Palo Alto Networks

Fortinet

Job description

Hackensack Meridian Health is seeking an IT Network Engineer IV – Firewall Engineer to design, implement, and maintain enterprise firewall and network security. The role emphasizes Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet platforms to secure complex healthcare networks.

The engineer collaborates with Network Engineering, Information Security, and vendors to deliver reliable connectivity, implement security policies, and support incident response within the tristate area.