Senior Palo Alto Network security Engineer

Socket.dev; United States; On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Parental/family leave

Wellness programs

Volunteer opportunities

Non-profit matching gifts

Affinity groups support

Tuition assistance

401(k) with employer match

Job summary

Point72’s Technology team is seeking an experienced Network Security Engineer to protect our global IT environment. You will own Palo Alto firewall infrastructure, design secure policies, and work with cross‑functional teams to secure our platforms.

The role focuses on high‑availability configurations, incident remediation, and thorough documentation to enable faster responses and reliable service delivery.

Qualifications

• Seven or more years of enterprise network security experience.
• Experience configuring and troubleshooting Palo Alto firewall infrastructure.
• Experience designing firewall rules and high-availability configurations.
• Knowledge of routing, switching, segmentation, and secure remote access.

Responsibilities

• Engineer resilient network security solutions for global environment.
• Maintain and improve Palo Alto firewall infrastructure.
• Design firewall policies balancing security and reliability.
• Troubleshoot complex security issues with root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, application, and security teams.
• Strengthen network segmentation and secure connectivity.
• Monitor firewall performance and security posture.
• Develop operational documentation for deployments.
• Support security assessments and remediation planning.

Skills

Network security engineering

Palo Alto firewall

Incident remediation

Technical documentation

Analytical thinking

Communication with stakeholders

Tools

Palo Alto firewall configurations

Job description

Point72’s Technology team is seeking an experienced Network Security Engineer to protect our global IT environment. You will own Palo Alto firewall infrastructure, design secure policies, and work with cross‑functional teams to secure our platforms.

The role focuses on high‑availability configurations, incident remediation, and thorough documentation to enable faster responses and reliable service delivery.