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# Network Security Architect

- **Company:** Pioneer IT Systems LLC
- **Location:** Fort Worth, TX, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Border Gateway Protocol, Cloud Computing Security, Domain Name System Security Extensions, Domain Name System (DNS), Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Subnetting, Network Security, Routing, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Zero Trust Network Access, Palo Alto Networks, Firewall Services Module
- **Published:** September 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/bd229f6c-06de-47fe-b5e4-a01ede808f08

## About the Role

* Hands-on Palo Alto Networks and/or Azure Firewall configuration and management
 * Advanced BGP/OSPF routing protocol experience in enterprise, multi-path environments
 * Deep DNS architecture and security experience (DNSSEC, DNS filtering, threat prevention)
 * Zero-trust private networking design experience (VNets, subnets, segmentation)
 * 5+ years of network security architecture experience
 * Strong cross-functional communication able to translate business needs into architecture

Nice-to-Have

 * CISSP, CEH, or equivalent network security certification
 * Experience in a regulated or high-availability industry
 * Experience mentoring network engineering teams Cloud security architecture experience (Azure preferred)

## Description

This is a senior Network Security Architect role spanning secure hybrid connectivity, advanced routing, next-gen firewall management, DNS security, and zero-trust private networking design not a firewall-admin backfill.


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