Cybersecurity Systems Engineering Analyst

Our client’s Cybersecurity Engineering Team is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Systems Engineering Analyst to support, engineer, and optimize enterprise Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions, with a primary focus on Palo Alto Prisma Access. This is a highly technical engineering role responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting cloud-delivered security services while maintaining integration with legacy inspection zone technologies such as F5 BIG-IP, secure web gateways, and proxy environments.

The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on experience with Prisma Access, Zero Trust architectures, Security Service Edge (SSE) technologies, and enterprise-scale cybersecurity operations. This position will collaborate closely with Cybersecurity, Network Engineering, Incident Response, and Infrastructure teams to strengthen security posture and support modernization initiatives., * Implement, support, and manage Palo Alto Prisma Access and SASE environments

• Engineer and optimize cloud-delivered security controls including SWG, CASB, ZTNA, and DNS Security
• Design secure connectivity utilizing BGP, IPSec, routing, NAT, and traffic engineering principles
• Integrate Prisma Access with on-premise inspection zone technologies including F5 BIG-IP and proxy infrastructure
• Drive policy enforcement, telemetry integration, security monitoring, and threat detection capabilities
• Support incident response, threat hunting, and proactive security initiatives
• Perform system hardening, resilience engineering, and high-availability design
• Lead security modernization initiatives including migration from legacy security platforms to SASE
• Develop operational and security performance metrics for leadership reporting
• Partner with cross-functional teams to align security architecture with business objectives
• Support security operations within a 24×7 Cybersecurity Operations Center (CSOC) environment

• 6+ years of Cybersecurity and/or IT experience
• 4+ years of hands-on cybersecurity engineering experience
• Deep experience with Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access (not simply administration)
• Strong experience implementing and supporting SASE/SSE architectures
• Experience with:
• Secure Web Gateway (SWG)
• CASB
• Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)
• DNS Security
• GlobalProtect remote access and VPN technologies
• Strong networking knowledge including:
• BGP
• IPSec
• Routing
• NAT
• Experience designing and implementing Zero Trust architectures
• Security monitoring, telemetry integration, and policy enforcement
• Experience supporting large enterprise environments
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Experience collaborating across security, infrastructure, and networking teams, * Palo Alto Strata Cloud Manager
• F5 BIG-IP
• Legacy Proxy and Inspection Zone technologies
• Palo Alto Threat Prevention
• WildFire
• Advanced Threat Prevention
• URL Filtering
• Hybrid cloud security architecture
• Python scripting
• Terraform
• API integrations and automation
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Threat hunting and incident response experience
• NIST, CIS, and Zero Trust Framework expertise
• Security platform migration experience, * Hands-on Prisma Access engineer rather than a security administrator
• Comfortable operating in large enterprise cybersecurity environments
• Strong understanding of modern Zero Trust security architectures
• Able to communicate effectively with technical and business stakeholders
• Experience supporting highly available and mission-critical environments
• Passionate about cybersecurity modernization and cloud-delivered security solutions
• Collaborative team player capable of working across multiple technology disciplines, * Target conversion to full-time employee at approximately 6 months
• Hybrid work arrangement
• Travel: 5%-10%
• Bachelor’s degree preferred in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, MIS, or related discipline
• Equivalent military or professional experience considered in lieu of degree