Senior Network Security Engineer - Plano, TX (Need Local with State ID)

[Sid K]

Hi Folks,

My client is looking for Senior Network Security Engineer (Palo Alto / Cloudflare) for 6 Month Contract role based in Plano, TX (Hybrid)

 

Position: Senior Network Security Engineer (Palo Alto / Cloudflare)

Location:  Plano, TX (Need Local with State ID)

Duration: 6 Month Contract

Key Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of Palo Alto recommended changes across approximately 80 NGFW firewalls.

• Design, configure, and optimize SSL/TLS encryption and decryption policies.

• Perform firewall rule analysis, policy tuning, and security hardening.

• Collaborate with engineering teams on architecture, deployment planning, and operational readiness.

• Work alongside Cloudflare and load balancer infrastructure teams to ensure secure and optimized traffic flow.

• Troubleshoot complex networking and security issues involving encrypted traffic inspection.

• Validate firewall performance, stability, and security compliance after implementation changes.

• Develop implementation documentation, operational procedures, and knowledge transfer materials.

• Mentor and support the junior engineer assigned to the project.

• Assist in transition and operational handoff to the designated customer engineer being groomed for long-term ownership.

 

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on network security engineering experience.

• Strong expertise with Palo Alto Networks NGFW platforms.

• Deep understanding of SSL/TLS decryption technologies and best practices.

• Experience implementing Palo Alto recommended security architecture and policy changes.

• Hands-on experience with Palo Alto Panorama, Security policies and NAT, Threat Prevention, URL Filtering, SSL Forward Proxy / Inbound Inspection.

• Experience integrating security controls with Cloudflare environments.

• Strong understanding of load balancer technologies and traffic flow concepts.

• Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills.

• Strong documentation and communication abilities.

 

Thanks 
Sid