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# Network Security Engineer

- **Company:** HireWell
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cloud Computing Security, Domain Name System (DNS), Identity and Access Management, Internet Protocol Security (IP SEC), Network Security, Networking Basics, Network Diagrams, Routing, Network Segmentation, PCI Data Security Standards, Remote Access Technology, Azure Active Directory, Runbook, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Security Information and Event Management, TCP/IP, Transport Layer Security, Software Troubleshooting, National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework, Palo Alto Networks
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/5907894c-9a15-4bd4-a262-4aff869ea5d5/network-security-engineer

## About the Role

* 5+ years of experience in network engineering, security engineering, or a related infrastructure security role.
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 * Strong hands-on experience administering Palo Alto Networks firewalls, including security policies, Panorama, and GlobalProtect. Prisma Access experience is a plus.
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 * Practical experience with CrowdStrike Falcon, including policy management, endpoint protection, and alert triage.
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 * Experience with at least one of the following: Falcon NG-SIEM/LogScale, Identity Protection, or Cloud Security.
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 * Solid networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, routing and switching, VPN technologies (IPsec/SSL), DNS, and network segmentation.
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 * Experience supporting security compliance frameworks, ideally PCI DSS. Familiarity with SOC 2 or NIST CSF is also valuable.
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 * Experience administering Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), SAML-based SSO, and MFA.
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 * Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills, including the ability to maintain runbooks, network diagrams, and security control documentation.
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