Job Summary
We are seeking a Senior Network Security Engineer with 5+ years of experience in network security, with a strong focus on firewall governance, administration, operations, and remediation. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience managing and reviewing firewall rules and working with audit, risk, and compliance teams to strengthen network security controls.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer and manage enterprise firewall environments, including policy configuration, rule reviews, and ongoing maintenance.
- Perform firewall rule reviews, recertifications, cleanup, optimization, and remediation activities.
- Evaluate firewall rules for security risks, compliance requirements, and operational effectiveness.
- Manage the firewall rule lifecycle, including access requests, approvals, modifications, reviews, and decommissioning.
- Establish and maintain firewall governance, access controls, and network security standards.
- Identify and remediate firewall policy issues and security gaps in collaboration with audit, risk, and compliance teams.
- Support security audits and compliance initiatives related to firewall policies and network security controls.
- Maintain accurate firewall documentation and communicate security findings and remediation requirements to stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in Network Security, with a strong focus on firewall governance, operations, and remediation.
- Hands-on experience administering and reviewing firewalls such as Palo Alto, Check Point, Cisco ASA/Firepower, or Fortinet.
- Strong knowledge of firewall policies, rule lifecycle management, access governance, and network security controls.
- Experience with firewall rule reviews, recertification, cleanup, optimization, and audit/compliance remediation.
- Strong analytical skills for evaluating firewall rules against security risks, compliance requirements, and operational needs.
- Experience collaborating with audit, risk, and compliance teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with automation, scripting, or AI-assisted security operations.
- Experience with ServiceNow or Jira.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint.
- Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.