Information Security Engineer 4 - Contingent

Position: Information Security Engineer 4 - Contingent
Location: Irving, Texas
Duration: Contract
Job ID: 177699
Pay Range: 75-80 $/hr on w2

Job Overview:
This contract role is focused on accelerating the build and delivery of the enterprise automation framework, with a critical mandate to transform the current VPN and Proxy technology landscape into a unified, standardized Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) architecture. This includes integration with Palo Alto Firewall, Fortinet Firewall, and Broadcom Cloud proxy services. The engineer will design and implement an end-to-end ZTNA model with full zero-touch provisioning (ZTP), where site deployment, configuration, validation, and lifecycle management are fully automated, requiring minimal to no manual Technology involvement. Emphasis is on hands-on engineering, rapid execution, and measurable outcomes that materially reduce operational burden on Technology teams.

Responsibilities:

• Design a unified Network Security automation architecture standardizing networking, security services, and automation behaviors.
• Implement fully automated software lifecycle workflows for Sepio, SAT, and Proxy.
• Automate software lifecycle events, including day 0, day 1, and day 2 operations.
• Design and implement stateful, fault-tolerant workflows using Temporal/ORCA.
• Embed retry, timeout, validation, and compensation logic into workflows.
• Extend and integrate Nautobot as the authoritative source of intent and state.
• Implement CI pipelines using GitHub Actions and Infrastructure as Code.
• Design and execute Ansible-based operational automation for branch environments.
• Expose automation services through Apigee and instrument workflows using Grafana and/or Prometheus.
• Provide telemetry for reliability, scaling, and troubleshooting.

Qualifications:

• 5 years of Information Security Engineering experience or equivalent demonstrated through work, consulting, training, military experience, or education.
• Senior-level hands-on experience with Python.
• Extensive experience with GitHub, GitHub Actions, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Expertise in GitHub Actions and Infrastructure as Code.
• Strong operational automation experience using Ansible.
• Deep familiarity with Proxy and Firewall technologies, including integration with Palo Alto Firewall, Fortinet Firewall, and Broadcom Cloud proxy services.
• Proven delivery of stateful workflow orchestration (Temporal/ORCA or similar).
• Ability to deliver independently in complex enterprise environments.

Nice to Have:

• Strong exposure to AI-assisted engineering or AI-driven automation workflows.

Engagement Objectives (6–12 Month Horizon):

• Transform existing Network Access Control, Firewall, and Proxy code certification and lifecycle implementations into an automated process.
• Deliver end-to-end zero-touch provisioning (ZTP) workflows for SASE infrastructure.
• Implement stateful workflow orchestration using ORCA/Temporal.
• Integrate Nautobot as the authoritative source of truth for Firewall, Proxy, and Sepio topology.
• Establish CI pipelines using GitHub and GitHub Actions.
• Enable automated operational changes using Ansible.
• Expose automation capabilities via APIs using Apigee.
• Instrument NAC, Firewall, and Proxy automation workflows using Grafana and/or Prometheus.
• Deliver measurable reductions in Firewall, Proxy, and NAC deployment time and Technology support effort.

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