Senior IT Security Engineer - IT/OT Firewall (Hybrid)

EBMUD; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 146,463 - 178,024; Full time

Job summary

East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) Information Systems Department seeks a Senior IT Engineer specializing in firewall administration for mission-critical, highly available environments spanning IT and OT networks.

The role emphasizes securing internal and perimeter networks, supporting business continuity and cyber resilience, and implementing cybersecurity policies and standards.

Qualifications

• Five+ years administering firewalls in enterprise environments.
• Experience with Palo Alto, Cisco, FortiNet or Checkpoint firewalls.
• Strong TCP/IP understanding and routing knowledge.
• Experience with VPNs, SSL inspection, and firewall logging.

Responsibilities

• Manage firewall changes, NAT, VPN, and access policies.
• Analyze firewall alerts and network captures for incidents.
• Maintain documentation and network diagrams.
• Coordinate with IT/OT security projects and change control.

Skills

Firewall administration

Enterprise firewalls

TCP/IP

Routing protocols

VPN management

AWS/Azure/GCP

SSL inspection

Log analysis

Incident response

Change management

Blue/Red team

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Wireshark

Job description

East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) Information Systems Department seeks a Senior IT Engineer specializing in firewall administration for mission-critical, highly available environments spanning IT and OT networks.

The role emphasizes securing internal and perimeter networks, supporting business continuity and cyber resilience, and implementing cybersecurity policies and standards.