Senior Firewall & Perimeter Security Manager

JIT Global Freight Solution P Ltd; Greenbelt (MD); On-site; USD 112,450 - 203,275; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an experienced Firewall Engineering Manager to lead a team responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining NASA's enterprise firewall and perimeter security infrastructure.

This role provides hands-on technical leadership, operational oversight, and strategic direction to ensure the security, resilience, and reliability of NASA's LAN, WAN, Mission Networks, and cloud-connected environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field; Master’s preferred.
• 10-12+ years in network security or firewall engineering with 5+ years in leadership.
• Proven experience with large-scale firewall/perimeter security infrastructures.
• Experience with NGFW platforms (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco, Juniper).

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Firewall Engineering Team for enterprise firewall, IDS/IPS, and perimeter design, implementation, and operations.
• Implement NASA's firewall strategy in line with zero-trust principles and cybersecurity frameworks.
• Serve as senior escalation point for complex firewall, policy, and cross-domain issues.
• Develop and maintain firewall standards, baselines, and governance processes.
• Oversee migrations, data center/cloud integrations, segmentation, and modernization efforts.
• Support proposal development and Basis of Estimates related to firewall engineering.
• Drive automation, orchestration, change control, and monitoring improvements.
• Ensure compliance with NASA, Federal, and organizational security policies.
• Mentor and develop staff; deliver briefings and recommendations to leadership.

Skills

Firewall engineering

Technical leadership

Zero-trust security

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/related field

Tools

Palo Alto

Fortinet

Cisco

Juniper

Job description

Leidos is seeking an experienced Firewall Engineering Manager to lead a team responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining NASA's enterprise firewall and perimeter security infrastructure.

This role provides hands-on technical leadership, operational oversight, and strategic direction to ensure the security, resilience, and reliability of NASA's LAN, WAN, Mission Networks, and cloud-connected environments.