CareerPlan

Sr Principal Cybersecurity Engineer

USARemoteFull-time$85k–$125k2026-10-19
HybridContractor

Core

Lead the design, deployment, administration, and optimization of enterprise firewall technologies and network security to protect enterprise systems, networks, applications, and data.

Role type

Senior IC cybersecurity engineer (firewall and network security)

Builds

Enterprise firewall policies, security architecture, and cloud security controls

Domain

Cybersecurity, Network Security, Cloud Security

Required skills

Palo Alto Networks firewalls, TCP/IP, routing, switching, VPNs, WAN/LAN technologies, IDS/IPS, SIEM, EDR, DLP, CASB, AWS, Microsoft Azure, vulnerability management, risk assessment, security frameworks, Python, PowerShell, Bash

Preferred skills

NIST, CIS Controls, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, ISO 27001

Technologies

AWS, Azure, Bash, Cloud, Firewall, LAN, Network, PowerShell, Python, Security, TCP/IP, VPN, WAF, Web

Responsibilities

Lead the design, deployment, administration, and optimization of enterprise firewall technologies, including Palo Alto Networks platforms; Manage firewall policies, rule reviews, configuration changes, and security architecture recommendations; Analyze and respond to network threats, vulnerabilities, and security incidents; Assess security risks and recommend improvements to network, cloud, and application security; Support and maintain IDS/IPS, WAF, VPN technologies, and network access controls; Work with infrastructure, networking, cloud, and application teams to incorporate security requirements into solution designs and implementations; Support cloud security initiatives across AWS and Microsoft Azure; Create and maintain security engineering documentation, network diagrams, standards, procedures, and operational runbooks; Lead security technology projects and advise project teams throughout the system development lifecycle; Review new systems, technologies, and architectural designs for security; Participate in incident response, threat hunting, root cause analysis, and forensic investigations as needed; Monitor security events using SIEM platforms and work with Security Operations teams to identify and remediate threats; Automate operational security activities using Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar scripting languages; Ensure security controls and configurations align with NIST, CIS, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and other applicable standards; Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior security staff and project teams; Support planned and unplanned maintenance, including after-hours implementations and incident response.