Principal-level Firewall Engineer

Job Description Job Description Job Title: Principal-level Firewall Engineer Location: Phoenix, Az / Dallas, TX Employment Type : Full Time Experience Required - 9 Years Roles & Responsibilities Seeking a highly experienced Principal-level Firewall Engineer to join our Network Enterprise Services organization We are looking for candidates with deep technical expertise in network security, firewall engineering, remote access, and routing technologies. The ideal candidate should possess strong design and implementation experience across the following areas: Required Skills & Experience Extensive experience with Palo Alto Networks Firewalls Extensive experience with Cisco Firewalls (ASA and/or Secure Firewall) Experience with Azure Firewall design, implementation, and operations Expert-level knowledge of Cisco AnyConnect Remote Access VPN Strong routing expertise, including: BGP OSPF Troubleshooting and design on both Cisco and Palo Alto platforms Proven experience designing, implementing, and supporting: Extranet connectivity solutions Partner/Vendor network integrations Site-to-site VPN and secure connectivity architectures Strong troubleshooting, operational support, and architecture/design capabilities Experience working in large enterprise environments with high availability and security requirements Preferred Qualifications Palo Alto certifications (PCNSE or equivalent) Cisco security and networking certifications Experience with cloud networking and hybrid connectivity architectures Financial services or highly regulated industry experience