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Sr Network Security Engineer

Our client, a large healthcare network located in Richmond, VA, is looking to hire a Senior Firewall Network Engineer for a full-time hybrid role.  The engineer will work standard hours of 8 am to 5 pm EST and will be expected to be onsite 3 days per week.  (may be remote opportunity after initial 3 months)

The Senior Firewall Network Engineer is responsible for implementing and overseeing firewall policies based on input from the Information Security Team. This role acts as a liaison between Information Security and Networking teams, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.

Required Skills:

  • Minimum of 12 years networking experience
  • 6 or more years’ experience with Palo Alto Networks firewalls is required, preferably in the healthcare industry. PCNSE certification preferred.
  • CCNA certification
  • Proficiency in recording and interpreting TCP/IP packet captures is required
  • On hand technical knowledge or networking systems, protocols, firewalls, load balancers, and VPN technologies
  • Experienced with network monitoring and troubleshooting tools
  • Experience working in an enterprise switched and routed environment
  • Candidate must be an expert in data center core networking to the ability that they can teach/mentor a junior network engineer
  • Must be within 1hr driving distance or willing to relocate closer
  • Must be willing to do on call once every 12 weeks

Desired Skills:

  • Cisco ACI 
  • SDWAN experience
  • Prisma experience
  • Skills in automation languages are a plus: python, java, perl, etc