Palo Alto Engineer Security Clearance

GCyber is hiring a Palo Alto Engineer to support our government customer. The Palo Alto Engineer will need a strong background in networking and security, with a focus on Palo Alto firewall technologies. This position is full time onsite in Arlington, VA. Given the unique mission requirements and classified nature of the work, there is no opportunity for hybrid or remote work arrangements.

• Provide expert engineering, operational support, and strategic guidance for Palo Alto firewalls and load balancers across the DISA CESO enterprise architecture.
• Assess, troubleshoot, and remediate firewall and load balancer misconfigurations, rule conflicts, and security vulnerabilities while optimizing policies to improve performance and strengthen the overall security posture.
• Conduct recurring security and configuration assessments of enterprise firewalls, delivering actionable recommendations to enhance network security and operational efficiency.
• Monitor network device health, performance, and traffic utilization while providing Tier 3 escalation support for complex network security incidents and operational issues.
• Collaborate with DISA CESO leadership, mission partners, and customer stakeholders on architecture planning, technology roadmaps, and working groups while ensuring compliance with DoD STIGs, DISA directives, and JSIG security requirements.

• Active DoD TS/SCI clearance; ultimately will require CI Polygraph.
• DoD 8570 IAT II certification (e.g., CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, SSCP).
• BA/BS and 12+ years of relevant experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 10+ years of hands‑on Cisco and/or Palo Alto Firewall experience in both engineering and operations and maintenance roles.