Senior Firewall Engineer: SASE, WAF & Cloud Security Lead

Betway Global; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Betway in Johannesburg is seeking an experienced Firewall Administrator to manage and optimize enterprise firewalls. You will configure Palo Alto and Cisco ASA devices, review security policies, and perform upgrades and high-availability testing.

You will also implement VPN/NAT/routing strategies, support Cloudflare WAF, and contribute to SASE and cloud security initiatives while collaborating with engineering and security teams to remediate incidents.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on experience in network security or firewall engineering.
• Strong, proven experience administering Palo Alto Networks firewalls and Cisco ASA firewalls.
• Solid experience with IPSec VPN tunnels, NAT, and policy-based routing.
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, routing (static, BGP, OSPF), VLANs, and subnetting.
• Working knowledge of SASE solutions, particularly Palo Alto Prisma Access.
• Experience supporting a WAF, including Cloudflare, and application-layer security on firewalls.
• Strong troubleshooting skills, including packet captures and log analysis.
• Clear written and verbal communication, and the ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Manage, support, and maintain firewalls in production environments.
• Create, review, and optimize security policies following least-privilege principles.
• Perform firmware and OS upgrades, patching, and HA failover testing.
• Implement new firewalls where required and monitor health, performance, and logs.
• Investigate security events and collaborate with application teams on remediation.
• Support audits and compliance requirements with evidence and reports.
• Mentor junior engineers and act as escalation point for complex issues.

Skills

Firewall Admin

Palo Alto

Cisco ASA

VPN/IPSec

NAT & Routing

SASE

WAF

Troubleshooting

Communication

Tools

Palo Alto Panorama

Cisco FMC/FTD

Cloudflare

Job description

Betway in Johannesburg is seeking an experienced Firewall Administrator to manage and optimize enterprise firewalls. You will configure Palo Alto and Cisco ASA devices, review security policies, and perform upgrades and high-availability testing.

You will also implement VPN/NAT/routing strategies, support Cloudflare WAF, and contribute to SASE and cloud security initiatives while collaborating with engineering and security teams to remediate incidents.