Network Security Engineer- Strata EEC

Ampcus - Cincinnati, OH

Full-time

Remote - Cincinnati, OH

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Network Security Engineer will be responsible for implementing and maintaining security solutions using the PANW platform, including advanced features such as Wildfire and Global Protect. This role involves working closely with customers to understand their security needs, optimizing and migrating policies to Next-Gen Firewalls, and ensuring a smooth transition to production environments. The position requires strong technical expertise in network security and the ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Work full-time at the customer site or remotely
• Communicate with customers, sales teams, peers, engineering, and support teams as appropriate
• Understand the customer environment, requirements, and security roadmap to implement appropriate security solutions
• Configure, implement, and maintain Security Operating Platform
• Optimize and migrate policies and objects from the existing environment to the Next-Gen Firewall
• Test and validate the migration environment
• Coordinate and execute cutover to production
• Provide guidance on code upgrades
• Facilitate the development of new application and threat signatures
• Interact with the Technical Assistance Center (TAC) to understand and diagnose support cases
• Work with the customer's security & network teams to build confidence across impacted business units

Requirements

• High level of experience with Panorama and log collectors
• Experience with Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW)
• Experience with Global Protect
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, business, or equivalent education/training/experience
• Minimum of 5 years' experience with network/security solutions and technologies (BGP, SD-WAN concepts, VXLAN, and general routing and switching)
• Minimum of 3 years' experience leading security solutions in large environments
• Detailed technical experience in the installation, configuration, and operation of high-end firewall appliances, ideally PAN products
• Experience in internetworking, LAN, and WAN technologies
• Good understanding of Internet protocols and applications
• Possess industry certifications: CISSP, CCNA, CNSE, JNCIE-SEC
• Ability to handle multiple projects and work calmly under pressure
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate to senior leaders and technical peers