Senior Firewall Engineer

Veteran Firm Seeking a Senior Firewall Engineer for a Hybrid Assignment in New York City, NY or Pittsburgh, PA Executive Summary HRUCKUS is looking for an experienced Senior Firewall Engineer to support an enterprise Palo Alto firewall refresh initiative by planning and executing firewall migrations for our enterprise technology client. Position Description The role focuses on planning and executing firewall migrations, implementing security policies, collaborating with network engineering teams, and ensuring minimal disruption to production environments while migrating policies, rules, and configurations to new infrastructure. Position Responsibilities Plan and execute enterprise Palo Alto firewall migration activities Migrate firewall policies, rules, and configurations to new infrastructure Validate firewall functionality and network connectivity following migration activities Collaborate with network engineers to support routing, switching, and security changes Troubleshoot firewall and network connectivity issues during implementation Participate in change management and production deployment activities Document firewall configurations, migration activities, and implementation procedures Required Qualifications Strong hands‑on experience with Palo Alto Firewalls Experience performing enterprise firewall refreshes and migration projects Strong understanding of firewall policies, NAT, security zones, and rule management Intermediate to advanced routing and switching knowledge Experience supporting large enterprise production environments Desired Qualifications Cisco ASA firewall experience Experience supporting large‑scale enterprise firewall environments Experience working in change‑controlled production environments Palo Alto PCNSE Certification CCNP Security or CCNP Enterprise Certification CCIE Security Certification Details Job Title: Senior Firewall Engineer Location: New York City, NY or Pittsburgh, PA Salary Range: $60-75/hour (W-2) #J-18808-Ljbffr