Senior System Engineer - Enterprise Security & Zero Trust

Piper Companies; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid Holidays

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Tuition Reimbursement

Sick Leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking an Engineer, System III to support secure enterprise IT and Navy operations. This on-site role in San Diego, CA involves designing, implementing, and securing enterprise networks and cloud connectivity with emphasis on Zero Trust initiatives and DoD cybersecurity standards.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in systems/cybersecurity engineering, hands-on NGFW and Palo Alto experience, PAN-OS proficiency, and an active Secret clearance with IAT Level III

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in systems engineering, cybersecurity, network engineering, or related IT disciplines.
• Hands-on experience with Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs), Palo Alto Firewalls, Panorama, PAN-OS, IPsec VPN technologies, and enterprise security architectures.
• Strong network troubleshooting, packet analysis, firewall policy management, threat analysis, VLAN segmentation, and cloud connectivity experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Active Secret Security Clearance required.
• Must possess DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level III certification requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage, configure, deploy, and troubleshoot NGFWs, IPS platforms, VPN solutions, and perimeter security devices across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Administer Palo Alto firewalls, Panorama centralized management, and PAN-OS while implementing security policies and optimizing performance.
• Perform network segmentation, VLAN configuration, firewall rule implementation, and compliance activities per STIGs and cybersecurity directives.
• Analyze firewall traffic, threat logs, GlobalProtect logs, and network packet captures using Splunk, Elastic, and other log aggregation platforms.
• Support Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) initiatives, secure AWS and Azure connectivity, and migration from traditional remote access solutions.

Skills

NGFW experience

Palo Alto Networks

PAN-OS

IPsec VPN

Threat analysis

Network troubleshooting

Cloud connectivity

Splunk/Elastic log analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/IT/CS

Tools

Splunk

Elastic

GlobalProtect

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking an Engineer, System III to support secure enterprise IT and Navy operations. This on-site role in San Diego, CA involves designing, implementing, and securing enterprise networks and cloud connectivity with emphasis on Zero Trust initiatives and DoD cybersecurity standards.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in systems/cybersecurity engineering, hands-on NGFW and Palo Alto experience, PAN-OS proficiency, and an active Secret clearance with IAT Level III