
Master Network Engineer – Security Infrastructure
GovCIO
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $94,150 - $150,000 per year
About the role
- Design, implement, and operate next-generation firewall and web security proxy solutions, ensuring secure, high-availability network operations across data centers and nationwide field locations
- Design, implement, and maintain Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewall solutions, including security policies, NAT, VPNs, threat prevention, URL filtering, and decryption
- Engineer and support Cisco routing and switching infrastructure across LAN/WAN environments
- Design and maintain secure network architectures incorporating firewalls, web proxies, VPNs, and access control technologies
- Deploy, configure, and support McAfee Web Security Proxy (Web Gateway) to enforce web filtering, malware protection, and acceptable use policies
- Integrate firewall and proxy solutions with authentication systems (Active Directory, LDAP, RADIUS, TACACS+)
- Monitor security platforms for threats, performance issues, and policy violations
- Analyze logs and alerts to identify security incidents and implement mitigation strategies
- Perform configuration reviews, rulebase optimization, and security hardening
Requirements
- Bachelor's with 8+ years of network engineering experience (or commensurate experience)
- 5 years of IT or network security experience
- 3 years of hands-on experience with firewall and security platforms routers and switches
- Strong experience with: Palo Alto Networks firewalls Cisco routers and switches McAfee Web Security Proxy / Web Gateway
- In-depth knowledge of: TCP/IP, routing, and switching IPsec and SSL VPNs DNS, DHCP, NTP ACLs, NAT, QoS
- Experience with authentication and access control technologies: RADIUS / TACACS+ Active Directory / LDAP
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network engineeringfirewall solutionsweb security proxyPalo Alto NetworksCisco routingCisco switchingMcAfee Web Security ProxyTCP/IPIPsec VPNSSL VPN