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.
Key responsibilities include:
Collaborating with the Project Management Office and application system owners to guide system designers on firewall requirements and document system communication flows affecting firewall configurations.
Advising business partners on B2B VPN requirements and documenting VPN configurations and communication flows.
Maintaining up-to-date system communication design documents for all systems traversing firewalls.
Assisting other teams in troubleshooting systems by analyzing firewall logs and interpreting TCP/IP packet captures.
Ensuring all firewall appliances are current with OS versions, anti-virus signatures, applications, threat databases, Wildfire, and associated licenses.
Staying informed about emerging firewall technologies, evaluating new features, and providing recommendations to IT management.
Performing firewall hardware break/fix replacements and upgrades as needed.
Monitoring Service Desk incident and request tickets, taking ownership of or delegating firewall issues to appropriate personnel.
Participating as an active member of the Technical Review Board and Change Advisory Board for system change management.
Initiating effective communication with all Information Technology areas to ensure information is disseminated effectively for planning, decision-making, and other management needs.
Maintaining clear communication and effective relations with all health system departments, users, and user groups.
Conduct research on firewall network products, services, protocols, and standards in support of network procurement and development efforts
Establish connectivity and uptime service level agreements
Be knowledgeable about and supportive of Administrative Procedures and directives
Perform other duties as may be required of assigned by the Manager of Information Systems
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6+ years of Palo Alto Networking firewall experience
2 years of leadership/lead/mentor experience
technical knowledge or networking systems, protocols, firewalls, load balancers, and VPN technologies
experience with networking monitoring and troubleshooting
experience recording and interpreting TCP/IP packet captures
on call schedule every 12 weeks
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.