- Company Name
- CDW
- Job Title
- Senior Cyber Security Engineer -Fortinet, Palo Alto
- Job Description
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Job Title: Senior Cyber Security Engineer – Fortinet, Palo Alto
Role Summary: Senior engineer responsible for designing, implementing, and managing enterprise‑grade security solutions (firewalls, WAFs, VPNs, DDoS mitigation, cloud security, and identity access) in a multi‑disciplinary environment. Oversees security architecture, incident response, and compliance, ensuring protection of sensitive data and alignment with business objectives.
Expectations:
• Contract (6 months, potential conversion) with onsite engagement.
• Lead security initiatives, mentor cross‑functional teams, and provide expert advice to senior IT and management.
• Demonstrate strong firewall expertise (Fortinet, Palo Alto), network segmentation, and cloud security.
• Maintain high‑availability, rule migration, and VPN reconstruction for critical systems.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Design and build enterprise‑class security systems for production and corporate networks.
2. Deploy, tune, and maintain firewalls, WAFs, VPNs, VLANs, DoS/DDoS protection, and cloud controls.
3. Conduct vulnerability assessments, threat modeling, and incident response activities.
4. Evaluate current and future security gaps, recommend enhancements, and approve architecture for new or changed projects.
5. Develop and enforce security standards, best practices, and documentation across the organization.
6. Manage centralized logging, monitoring, and alerting (ELK, Splunk) and ensure compliance with NIST standards.
7. Secure virtualized environments (Hyper‑V, VMware) and IaaS platforms (Azure, AWS).
8. Liaise with identity and access teams (AD, LDAP, ADFS, Azure MFA) to design secure authentication and authorization.
9. Lead cross‑disciplinary teams through security projects and initiatives.
Required Skills:
* Advanced proficiency in Fortinet, Palo Alto, or equivalent next‑gen firewalls (configuration, rule sets, HA).
* Expertise in network segmentation, VLANs, VPNs, WAFs, and DDoS mitigation.
* Strong experience with cloud security controls (Azure, AWS) and integration of third‑party solutions.
* Solid knowledge of virtualization platforms (Hyper‑V, VMware).
* Proficiency in centralized logging and monitoring (ELK stack, Splunk).
* Deep understanding of encryption methodologies and secure data handling.
* Experience with NIST compliance frameworks and incident response best practices.
* Excellent communication skills for conveying security risks to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
* Ability to detect subtle system changes indicating potential attacks and respond promptly.
Required Education & Certifications:
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CEH, FortiRes, Palo Alto UTM, Microsoft Security Engineer).
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Los angeles, United states
On site
Senior
07-01-2026