Senior Systems Engineer, Cybersecurity – On-Site San Diego

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

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range $175,000-$190,000 peryear

Full benefits package

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks an Engineer, System III to support secure Navy operations. The role focuses on designing, implementing, and securing enterprise networks and cloud connectivity with Zero Trust initiatives. On-site work in San Diego, CA is required.

Qualified candidates will have 7+ years in related IT fields, NGFW experience with Palo Alto, PAN-OS, and IPsec VPN, plus an active Secret clearance and DoD IAT III certification. Competitive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in systems engineering, cybersecurity, network engineering, or related IT disciplines.
• Hands-on experience with 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 Next-Generation Firewalls (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, optimizing performance, and conducting threat analysis.
• Perform network segmentation, VLAN configuration, firewall rule implementation, and compliance activities in accordance with STIGs, IAVMs, and cybersecurity directives.
• Analyze firewall traffic, threat logs, GlobalProtect logs, and network packet captures using tools such as Splunk, Elastic, and other log aggregation platforms.
• Support Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) initiatives, secure AWS and Azure connectivity, and migration efforts from traditional remote access solutions.

Skills

NGFWs

Palo Alto firewalls

Panorama

PAN-OS

IPsec VPN

cloud connectivity

threat analysis

packet analysis

VLAN segmentation

network troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Technology, CS

Tools

Splunk

Elastic

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks an Engineer, System III to support secure Navy operations. The role focuses on designing, implementing, and securing enterprise networks and cloud connectivity with Zero Trust initiatives. On-site work in San Diego, CA is required.

Qualified candidates will have 7+ years in related IT fields, NGFW experience with Palo Alto, PAN-OS, and IPsec VPN, plus an active Secret clearance and DoD IAT III certification. Competitive benefits are offered.