Senior Network Security Engineer

TECKpert is seeking a Senior Network Security Engineer to support a state government agency in Tallahassee, FL. This onsite contract role sits within the agency’s Office of Information Technology integration services team and focuses on administering and migrating network security infrastructure, leading incident investigations, and maintaining NIST-aligned documentation.

Responsibilities

• Perform security administration by configuring and documenting firewall access rules across Palo Alto, Check Point, and GlobalProtect VPN environments
• Lead firewall deployments, rule migrations, and conversion of existing rule-based policies onto new platforms
• Administer core network security infrastructure including next generation firewalls, VPNs, log collectors, and monitoring tools
• Configure firewall and security policies for cloud network infrastructure and monitor network traffic
• Design and support enterprise network infrastructure including LAN/WAN, routing and switching, wireless, segmentation, internet and cloud connectivity, and data center networks
• Develop segmentation strategies to limit lateral movement and evaluate east-west and north-south traffic flows for security risk
• Monitor, analyze, and respond to security events, including root cause analysis for complex network and security incidents using logging, packet analysis, and monitoring tools
• Conduct security risk assessments and prepare executive-level status reports, security metrics, and recommendations
• Maintain NIST-aligned documentation including network diagrams, IP addressing, VLANs, firewall rules, security configurations, and disaster recovery procedures
• Provide technical leadership, establish network engineering standards, and mentor network and security staff

Requirements

• 5 to 10 years of combined IT and information security experience
• 3 to 5 years of experience with information security tools based on NIST standards
• Hands-on administration of next generation firewalls, preferably Palo Alto Networks or Check Point
• Experience with firewall rule migrations and policy conversion between platforms
• Experience with VPN technologies, including GlobalProtect or similar remote access solutions
• Experience with routing and switching, LAN/WAN, network segmentation, and wireless infrastructure
• Experience with cloud network security, including firewall and security policy configuration in cloud environments
• Experience with security monitoring, incident response, packet analysis, and vulnerability management
• Experience creating network diagrams using Visio or similar schematic tools
• Ability to work onsite Monday through Friday in Tallahassee, FL

Technologies

• Palo Alto Networks
• Check Point
• GlobalProtect
• NIST
• Visio
• LAN/WAN, routing and switching
• VLANs
• Cloud network infrastructure

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance are available after 30 days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE)
• CISSP, CCNP, or CCIE certification
• Check Point certification (CCSA or CCSE)
• Azure or AWS network security experience
• Experience in state or local government IT environments
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent work experience

Compensation and Term

• Full-time contract position with possible extensions
• Pay commensurate with experience up to $85 per hour or $176,800 per year

Application Process

• If selected, you will be contacted for a skills assessment and to schedule a short prescreen video call
• TECKpert will be in touch for future roles that match your profile

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