Network Security Engineer

Plano, Texas 75023 Posted October 19th, 2026

Job Type: Contract Job Category: ITJob Description Network Security Engineer Plano, TX (Onsite)
Contract-Job Description-Looking for local profiles

Certifications are mandatory

Location:

Plano, TX 75023 (Work from Office)
Duration:
Long Term Contract Must have:

-PCNSA – Palo Alto Networks Security AdministratorPCNSE – Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer

Skills:

Palo Alto Experience

Required:

10 & Above Firewall OPS Engineer – Palo Alto Must Have Technical/Functional Skills Experienced Network Security Engineer with strong expertise in Palo Alto Networks firewall administration, security policy management, threat prevention, VPN technologies, and enterprise network security operations.

Strong understanding of network and security protocols including SSL/TLS, TCP/UDP, HTTP, FTP/SFTP, NTP, Telnet, NFS, SSH, LDAP and DNS etc.

Proficient in configuring and managing Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs), including App-, User-, Content-, NAT, routing, and access control.

Hands-on experience with IPSec VPNs, High Availability (HA) deployments, and Panorama for centralized firewall management.

Possesses a solid foundation in networking technologies, including TCP/IP, VLANs, subnetting, routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, RIP), Policy-Based Forwarding (PBF), and ECMPSkilled in cloud security integrations involving Prisma Access, AWS, Azure, and Cloud NGFW deployments.

Experienced in security monitoring, log analysis, SIEM integrations (Splunk, Sentinel), and advanced troubleshooting using packet captures, traffic flow analysis, CLI diagnostics, and ACC.Demonstrates strong analytical, problem-solving, and operational skills in securing enterprise environments, optimizing firewall policies, troubleshooting complex network issues, and ensuring high availability and business continuity.

Roles & Responsibilities Serve as primary support lead for security environment by managing customer devices and end-to-end security services, identifying sources of problems, and resolving configuration issues.

Deep understanding of Firewall technologies.

Configuring and installing security infrastructure devices.

Reporting the security analysis and monitoring findings.

Using industry-standard analysis criteria to test the security level of the firm.

Responsible to identify threats, vulnerabilities etc & take appropriate actions

Consults about network performance, throughput, protocols, network security, and infrastructure technology changes.

Defining and maintaining security policies.

Occasionally replacing the security system protocol and architecture.

Required Skills Dev Ops  Engineer