Senior Network & Security Engineer (Master) — Remote

GovCIO; Salt Lake City (UT); Remote; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program

Corporate Discounts

Learning & Development platform

Training, Education and Certification

Referral Bonus Program

Flexible Work Environment

Job summary

GovCIO seeks a Master Network & Security Engineer to lead enterprise network-security design, deployment, and troubleshooting for Palo Alto NGFWs, Panorama, and Cortex XSIAM. You will guide HA, VPNs, and microsegmentation while partnering with SOC and cloud teams.

Fully remote within the United States, the role demands 10+ years in network engineering and deep Palo Alto experience, with a focus on security policies, logging, and incident response; clear communication and mentorship are essential.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in a relevant field; equivalent experience considered.
• 10+ years in network engineering, security or related fields.
• 6+ years hands-on Palo Alto firewall experience in a production enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, deployment, administration and lifecycle management of Palo Alto NGFW environments running PAN-OS.
• Own centralized firewall management via Palo Alto Panorama including device groups, templates and policy inheritance.
• Design and govern security policies using zero-trust, least-privilege, and risk-based principles.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Mentorship

Education

Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Equivalent relevant experience

Tools

Palo Alto Panorama

Palo Alto NGFW PAN-OS

Strata Logging Service

Cortex XSIAM

Cisco Catalyst/Nexus switching

Job description

GovCIO seeks a Master Network & Security Engineer to lead enterprise network-security design, deployment, and troubleshooting for Palo Alto NGFWs, Panorama, and Cortex XSIAM. You will guide HA, VPNs, and microsegmentation while partnering with SOC and cloud teams.

Fully remote within the United States, the role demands 10+ years in network engineering and deep Palo Alto experience, with a focus on security policies, logging, and incident response; clear communication and mentorship are essential.