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# Third Line Firewall Engineer - Palo Alto and Panorama for NATO with security clearance

- **Company:** WLG
- **Location:** Bergen, Belgium
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Bash Shell, Unix, Cyber Security, Python (Programming Language), Network Protocols, Ansible, TCP/IP, Traffic Analysis, Scripting, Firewalls (Computer Science), Palo Alto Networks
- **Published:** September 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.be/details/5876190622

## About the Role

* At least three years in cyber security or a closely related field.
 * Three years or more with Palo Alto Networks firewalls and Panorama in enterprise deployments, plus firewall work from other vendors.
 * Scripting with Bash, Python and Ansible.
 * Network protocols and traffic analysis, TCP/IP services, LAN and WAN architecture, and the vulnerabilities of modern operating systems and applications.
 * Working knowledge of Unix-like operating systems.
 * A relevant certification such as CISM, CISSP or GIAC.
 * Communication that survives contact with a mixed audience - engineers, managers, boards.

## Description

A multinational defence organisation runs next generation firewalls at enterprise scale and needs a third line engineer for them. Two things sit at the centre of the job: keeping the platform healthy, and keeping the policy on it correct.

What you would be doing

 * Building, implementing, maintaining and supporting next generation firewalls, centrally administered.
 * Implementing and verifying firewall policy and rule sets, and reviewing them so they stay defensible over time.
 * Providing third line support on infrastructure and operational faults, working with the teams who raised them.
 * Working alongside infrastructure management and the other security teams.
 * Helping incident handlers identify and remediate what they are dealing with.
 * Reviewing security documentation and giving technical advice when it is asked for.


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