Position: Firewall / IT Network Engineer Location: Miami / Plantation, FL (on-site, Miami-Dade) Start: ASAP Experience: 5+ years in network engineering Reports to: IT Leader
Role overview The team supports critical infrastructure for the largest clean energy provider in North America. The role combines deep technical skill, technical leadership, and a understanding of regulatory knowledge (NERC CIP is what they will have to learn). Responsibilities
Manage enterprise firewall infrastructure, processing 450+ change requests a year with zero network impact
Oversee implementation and maintenance of 20,000+ firewall rules supporting NextEra Energy and FPL business operations
Provide technical leadership across multiple data centers and drive continuous improvement
Mentor and develop team members
Design, plan, and deploy network infrastructure, and find and fix potential issues before they affect operations
Perform complex troubleshooting and root cause analysis with advanced diagnostic tools
Ensure network operations comply with NERC CIP and other regulatory requirements
Serve as Lead Firewall Engineer on critical IT-OT network segmentation projects
Perform quarterly Electronic Security Perimeter (CIP-005) compliance assessments across 120+ network segments and stay audit-ready
Drive automation of firewall rule management, with zero security violations and zero customer impact
Handle other job-related duties as assigned
Must-have skills
Palo Alto firewalls
Cisco Nexus (NX-OS), Cisco Catalyst, and IOS
Ability to multi-task projects, with strong interpersonal and analytical skills
Strong preferences
NERC CIP experience, especially CIP-005 / Electronic Security Perimeter
Experience with IT-OT segmentation
Utility, energy, or other regulated critical-infrastructure background