Network Firewall Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type
On-site
Location
Reston, VAWashington, DCRiverdale, MD
Salary
$99,000–$225,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
1 day ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and technology consulting firm that provides analytics, digital, engineering, and cybersecurity solutions primarily to U.S. government agencies and commercial clients. Industry: Management & Technology Consulting

Booz Allen Hamilton currently has 1481 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $86,800–$198,000 across 897 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Network Firewall Engineer

The Network Firewall Engineer joins the systems security team to design, develop, and implement innovative network security solutions for critical infrastructure. You will oversee the enterprise-wide deployment of the Palo Alto Networks Security Operating Platform and Panorama management framework. Daily responsibilities include supervising and mentoring a team to troubleshoot complex network challenges, managing infrastructure and cybersecurity controls, and leading risk and vulnerability assessments across network, system, and application areas. You will utilize technologies including App-ID, User-ID, Threat Prevention, GlobalProtect, Linux OS, SolarWinds NPM, and IPAM. The role requires expertise in multi-domain architectures, including data center, WAN, and LAN in virtualized environments. You will leverage big data analytics and traditional security event types to identify advanced threats and protect sensitive capabilities from malicious payloads.

What you'll do

  • Deploy the Palo Alto Networks Security Operating Platform and Panorama management framework enterprise-wide.
  • Supervise and mentor a team to troubleshoot and analyze complex network security challenges.
  • Configure and optimize network firewalls across data center, WAN, and LAN architectures.
  • Manage infrastructure and cybersecurity controls to improve detection and event correlation.
  • Lead risk and vulnerability assessments across network, system, and application areas.
  • Utilize big data analytics to identify advanced threats and indicators of compromise.
  • Research new technologies and market trends to refine security solutions and threat prevention.

What we're looking for

  • Experience configuring, managing, and optimizing Network Firewalls.
  • Experience with multi-domain architectures, including data center, WAN, and LAN in virtualized architectures.
  • Active TS/SCI clearance and willingness to take a polygraph exam.
  • HS diploma and 7+ years of IT experience, Associate’s and 5+ years, Bachelor’s and 3+ years, or Master’s and 1+ year.
  • Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT Level III Certification within 45 days of start date.
  • Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 CSSP-IS Certification within 30 days of start date.
  • Experience in configuring, managing, and optimizing Palo Alto Firewalls directly and via Panorama (preferred).
  • Experience with Linux OS administration and management (preferred).

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