Network Engineer

Description

SAIC is seeking a Network Engineer with a specialization in firewalls and Palo Alto technologies to join our team supporting the JEXC2 Program, based in Panama City, FL . The qualified candidate will provide remote and occasional on-site IT support to military and contractor personnel utilizing the JEXC2 Family of Systems ( FoS ), including managing secure network boundaries and firewall configurations across CONUS and OCONUS environments.

This role demands expert-level knowledge of Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls (NGFW) and extensive experience with BGP, particularly in multi-site and tactical network scenarios where dynamic routing plays a critical role in resilience and scalability.

Work hours in excess of 40 hours per week may be required to support 24/7 operations and mission-critical deployments. Travel to CONUS and OCONUS locations may be required up to 10%.

Job Responsibilities:

• Serve a s Subject Matter Expert (SME) for firewall infrastructure, with a primary focus on Palo Alto NGFWs.

• Design, configure, and maintain BGP routing across secure enclave boundaries, including integration with firewalls, routers, and encryption devices .

• Configure and manage security policies, NAT rules, decryption policies, and zone-based segmentation for secure enclaves.

• Implement and maintai n DISA STIGs and DoD Cybersecurity requirements for firewall systems.

• Manage the lifecycle of firewall rule sets, including audits, change control, and optimization.

• Sup port Layer 3 and Layer 7 traffic inspection, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), application-laye r filtering, and logging.

• Integrate firewall platforms with SIEM, NMS, and log aggregation tools for threat monitoring and response.

• Maintain network performance and availability by troubleshooting, diagnosing, and resolving complex firewall-related issues.

• Provide SME-level guidance to junior network engineers on firewall best practices and secure architectures.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• BS degree and 2 years of firewall or network security experience, or 4 years of related experience in lieu of a degree.

• Demonstrated experie nce with Palo Alto Networks firewalls in enterprise or DoD environments.

• Familiarity with network segmentation, IPSEC tunnels, and high availability (HA) configurations.

• Knowledge of routing protocols, VLANs, ACLs, VPN technologies, and inline network encryption devices (INE).

• Ability to implement and troubleshoot network security tools and technologies in secure, tactical network environments.

• Must hold or obtain CCNA certification within 90 days.

• DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+ CE, CCNA Security).

• Ability to travel CONUS/OCONUS up to 10% of the time.

• US Citizen

• Full Top-Secret clearance preferred; Full Secret clearance acceptable.