CareerPlan

Lead Firewall Engineer

USAFull-time$103k–$143k2026-11-02 → 2026-11-10
Security clearance required

Core

Lead daily firewall operations, maintenance, troubleshooting, and project execution for an enterprise boundary security team.

Role type

Senior IC Lead Firewall Engineer

Builds

Secure, reliable network performance and modernized boundary security infrastructure

Domain

Network Security / Cybersecurity

Required skills

Firewall policy management, TLS/SSL, PKI, Kerberos, LDAP, Active Directory, SAML, OAuth, network architecture, network design, cost estimation

Preferred skills

Bachelors or masters degree in computer science/cybersecurity, F5/Juniper/Palo Alto professional certification

Technologies

Palo Alto, Juniper SRX, F5, Active Directory, LDAP, SAML, OAuth

Responsibilities

Lead daily firewall operations, maintenance, troubleshooting, and project execution; Design and implement solutions using Palo Alto, Juniper SRX, and F5 technologies; Review network changes and assess their operational and security impacts; Maintain secure configuration baselines, architecture diagrams, inventories, procedures, and technical documentation; Monitor performance, logs, software versions, and configuration drift; Lead compliance reviews, technical evaluations, and modernization efforts; Brief stakeholders and mentor engineering personnel