Firewall Engineer

Firewall Security Engineer

Experience:

About the Role

Firewall Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Configure, manage, and maintain

  Palo Alto Networks firewalls

  and

  Panorama

  in production environments.
• Utilize

  FireMon

  software for policy analysis, rule optimization, and compliance reporting.
• Implement and maintain

  security policies

  ,

  NAT

  ,

  VPNs

  , and

  network segmentation

  .
• Troubleshoot and resolve

  network and firewall-related issues

  efficiently.
• Perform configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting of

  network and firewall-related issues

  efficiently.
• Work with IT and security teams to ensure network compliance and availability.
• Conduct regular security assessments and participate in incident response activities.
• Maintain accurate documentation for network and firewall configurations.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related field.

• 5 years

  of experience in firewall and network security administration.
• Proficient with

  Palo Alto Networks firewalls

  ,

  Panorama

  , and

  FireMon

  .
• Strong understanding of

  network fundamentals

  (TCP/IP, routing, switching, VPNs).
• Knowledge of network monitoring and troubleshooting tools (Wireshark, packet capture, etc.).
• Palo Alto certification (

  PCNSA

  ) preferred.

Preferred Attributes

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Good communication and coordination abilities.
• Proactive attitude towards learning and process improvement.