Senior Network Security Engineer

• Salary: $180,000 – $200,000
• Employment Type: Full-time, W-2 only (No C2C)
• Location: Fully Remote
• Benefits: Competitive benefits package
• Start Date: As soon as the right candidate is identified
  

We are seeking a Senior Network Security Engineer with deep expertise in designing, deploying, and optimizing advanced security architectures across enterprise and service-provider environments. This role is highly technical and hands-on, with a strong emphasis on next-generation firewalls, Zero Trust principles, secure segmentation, and cloud-integrated security platforms.

You will work across complex multi-environment landscapes (on-prem, hybrid, and cloud) and collaborate with cross-functional teams including Cloud, Network Engineering, SOC, and Architecture.

• Develop secure network architectures aligned with Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)
• Lead end-to-end design of firewalls, segmentation, secure remote access, and cloud-edge security
• Create high-quality HLD/LLD documentation, migration plans, and testing strategies

• Deploy, configure, and tune next-generation firewalls (NGFW) with a strong emphasis on Palo Alto Networks
• Panorama / Strata Cloud Manager
• Prisma Access
• GlobalProtect
• ADEM
• Migrate legacy security stacks to modern, cloud-integrated architectures
• Implement network segmentation, IDS/IPS, URL filtering, VPN/remote access, and threat-prevention solutions
• Integrate security platforms into enterprise logging, monitoring, and automation ecosystems

• Provide advanced troubleshooting across L3/L4–L7 security layers
• Perform root-cause analysis, deliver remediation guidance, and support security operations escalations
• Optimize rulesets, policies, signatures, and performance

• Ensure solutions align with frameworks such as NIST, CIS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and internal governance
• Maintain detailed documentation, runbooks, and operational standards
• Participate in audits, assessments, and architecture reviews

• 7+ years of hands-on network and security engineering experience
• Strong expertise with Palo Alto Networks security technologies (NGFW, Panorama/SCM, Prisma Access, GlobalProtect)
• Deep understanding of Zero Trust (ZTNA), segmentation, firewall policy optimization, and application-layer security
• Experience with routing fundamentals and packet-level analysis
• Proven history delivering enterprise-scale security projects
• Strong documentation, communication, and consulting skills

• Palo Alto certifications (PCNSE, PCCET, Prisma Access)
• Experience with:
• Endpoint security
• Cloud security architectures
• SASE / SD-WAN
• SIEM/SOAR platforms
• Network/security automation

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work across multiple simultaneous projects
• Effective, clear communication with technical and non-technical partners