Cybersecurity Firewall Engineer

Overview

This position is for a Senior Network Security Engineer with a concentration on Nextgen Firewalls technologies (Palo Alto and Checkpoint). The right candidate will be a self-starter who can serve in a technical lead role, provide technical project management/oversight, and provide hands-on support at an SME level within areas of focus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior engineer working with application teams to properly shape firewall rules.
• Act as a liaison between the firewall team and Information Security.
• System baselining
• System requirements gathering
• Engineer/Implementation of Checkpoint Nextgen firewalls
• Engineer/Implementation of Palo Alto Nextgen firewalls
• Developing and supporting migrations between various firewall platforms
• Developing and evaluating layer 3 and layer 7 firewall rules
• Supporting and implementing holistic security stacks relative to Nextgen Firewalls (e.g. IPS, IDS, Layer 7 rules, etc.)
• Manage and implement Firewall code updates
• In depth troubleshooting and supporting of firewall fleet exceeding 100 nodes
• Evaluate technical solutions in response to business challenges
• Present technical solutions as needed for knowledge sharing and acceptance
• Provide project support and status reporting
• Establish and maintain system documentation
• Represent changes via CAB meetings
• Collaborate with partnering teams in support of solution development and deployment

Qualifications

• Advance hands on experience and knowledge of Firewall technologies
• Knowledgeable in deployment of firewalls in IaaS environments
• Extensive experience with common routing protocols
• Advance hands on experience and knowledge with System design, administration, and security
• Strong team player, able to communicate and show leadership amongst teams of similarly knowledgeable specialists and Engineers
• Experience supporting technical teams in a lead role
• Experience working with Incident, Problem, and Change Management

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience
• Familiarity and/or prior experience working with Cloud environment(s) (e.g. Azure, AWS, or OCI)
• Active CISSP Certification
• Active Certification in Palo Alto and/or Checkpoint

Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 4:30PM

Location: 820 Follin Lane, Vienna, VA 22180 | 5510 Heritage Oaks Drive Pensacola, FL 32526 | 141 Security Drive Winchester, VA 22602 | 9999 Willow Creek Road San Diego, CA 92131

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Disclaimers: Navy Federal reserves the right to fill this role at a higher/lower grade level based on business need. An assessment may be required to compete for this position. Job postings are subject to close early or extend out longer than the anticipated closing date at the hiring team's discretion based on qualified applicant volume. Navy Federal Credit Union assesses market data to establish salary ranges that enable us to remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range, based on your experience, location and market position

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Client-provided location(s): Pensacola, FL

Job ID: Navy_Federal_Credit_Union-26158-OTHLOC-300000025810540

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-07-22T11:46:55