Job Summary: Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Firewall Engineer for a permanent, on-site role based in New York City, NY or Pittsburgh, PA. This position is critical to supporting an enterprise-level Palo Alto firewall refresh initiative, focusing on the planning and execution of firewall migrations while ensuring minimal disruption to production environments. Compensation:
Hourly Rate: $60.00 $75.00 per hour (W-2).
Annual Salary Equivalent: $63,168 $90,240 USD.
Core Responsibilities:
Plan and execute enterprise-level Palo Alto firewall migration activities.
Migrate firewall policies, security rules, and configurations to new infrastructure.
Validate firewall functionality and network connectivity post-migration.
Collaborate with network engineering teams to support routing, switching, and security policy changes.
Troubleshoot firewall and network connectivity issues during implementation.
Participate in formal change management and production deployment processes.
Document all firewall configurations, migration steps, and implementation procedures.