Network Security Engineer (Palo Alto / Check Point Migration)

Job Description

We are supporting a consulting engagement to migrate their existing Palo Alto firewall environment to Check Point. This is a hands-on, assessment-heavy role ideal for a senior-level engineer who can independently evaluate, design, and execute firewall migrations while providing thoughtful recommendations throughout the process.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the migration of Palo Alto firewall environments to Check Point

Assess existing Palo Alto configurations, rules, and policies

Rebuild and implement configurations within Check Point firewalls

Identify gaps, inconsistencies, or improvements during migration and provide recommendations

Partner with internal and client teams to validate design decisions and implementation approach

Support testing and validation of firewall configurations (including potential use of Maestro for testing/optimization)

Operate with a high level of autonomy-owning assessments, execution, and communication back to stakeholders

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Skills and Requirements

10+ years of experience in network and/or network security engineering

Strong hands-on experience with:

Palo Alto firewalls (configuration, policy management, troubleshooting)

Check Point firewalls (implementation, configuration, migration)

Proven experience performing firewall migrations or large-scale network security transformations

Ability to independently assess environments and make recommendations (not just lift-and-shift)

Strong understanding of firewall rule sets, segmentation, and overall network security architecture Experience with Check Point Maestro (highly preferred)

Background in financial services or other regulated environments

Experience supporting testing/validation frameworks around firewall implementations