Security Engineer – Checkpoint & Palo Alto (L4)

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Security Engineer (L4) with expertise in Checkpoint and Palo Alto firewalls

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage

  Checkpoint and Palo Alto firewall environments

  in enterprise and data center networks.
• Lead

  security architecture, configuration, and policy enforcement

  across multi-site and multi-tenant environments.
• Perform

  L4-level troubleshooting

  for firewall, VPN, IPS/IDS, and other security devices.
• Implement

  security best practices

  , including segmentation, threat prevention, and access control policies.
• Monitor, analyze, and respond to security incidents, ensuring minimal downtime and risk mitigation.
• Prepare

  HLD/LLD security documentation, runbooks, and standard operating procedures (SOPs)

  .
• Integrate firewalls with

  network, cloud, and endpoint security platforms

  .
• Collaborate with

  network, infrastructure, and application teams

  for secure design and compliance.
• Mentor and guide junior security engineers, providing technical leadership for escalations.
• Stay updated with the latest

  security trends, vulnerabilities, and patches

  .

Required Skills & Experience

• 16+ years

  of experience in enterprise security and firewall management.
• Expert-level knowledge of

  Checkpoint and Palo Alto firewalls

  .
• Strong experience with

  VPNs, NAT, routing, firewall policies, and security zones

  .
• Hands-on knowledge of

  threat prevention, intrusion prevention systems (IPS/IDS), URL filtering, and logging

  .
• Experience with

  security incident response and L4 escalation handling

  .
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills in mission-critical networks.
• Excellent

  communication and leadership skills

  for cross-team coordination.

Preferred Qualifications

• Checkpoint CCSE / CCSE NGX or Palo Alto PCNSE certifications.
• Experience with

  SIEM integration, cloud security, and hybrid network security architectures

  .
• Familiarity with

  automation and scripting

  for security operations.

Highlights

• Work on

  enterprise-level security infrastructure

  with advanced firewall technologies.
• Lead

  high-availability, multi-site security projects

  .
• Opportunity to mentor and provide

  technical leadership

  in cybersecurity operations.
• Exposure to

  emerging security technologies

  and compliance standards.