Senior Firewall Engineer

The Senior Firewall Network Engineer is responsible for implementing and overseeing firewall policies based on input from the Information Security Team. This role acts as a liaison between Information Security and Networking teams, ensuring effective communication and collaboration., * Collaborating with the Project Management Office and application system owners to guide system designers on firewall requirements and document system communication flows affecting firewall configurations.

• Advising business partners on B2B VPN requirements and documenting VPN configurations and communication flows.
• Maintaining up-to-date system communication design documents for all systems traversing firewalls.
• Assisting other teams in troubleshooting systems by analyzing firewall logs and interpreting TCP/IP packet captures.
• Ensuring all firewall appliances are current with OS versions, anti-virus signatures, applications, threat databases, Wildfire, and associated licenses.
• Staying informed about emerging firewall technologies, evaluating new features, and providing recommendations to IT management.
• Performing firewall hardware break/fix replacements and upgrades as needed.
• Monitoring Service Desk incident and request tickets, taking ownership of or delegating firewall issues to appropriate personnel.
• Participating as an active member of the Technical Review Board and Change Advisory Board for system change management.
• Initiating effective communication with all Information Technology areas to ensure information is disseminated effectively for planning, decision-making, and other management needs.
• Maintaining clear communication and effective relations with all health system departments, users, and user groups.
• Conduct research on firewall network products, services, protocols, and standards in support of network procurement and development efforts
• Establish connectivity and uptime service level agreements
• Be knowledgeable about and supportive of Administrative Procedures and directives
• Perform other duties as may be required of assigned by the Manager of Information Systems

Pay: $120,000.00 - $126,000.00 per year

6+ years of Palo Alto Networking firewall experience 2 years of leadership/lead/mentor experience technical knowledge or networking systems, protocols, firewalls, load balancers, and VPN technologies experience with networking monitoring and troubleshooting experience recording and interpreting TCP/IP packet captures on call schedule every 12 weeks

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance