Job Description

Job Title: Information Security Engineer

Location: Las Colinas, TX - Charlotte, NC - Chandler, AZ

Duration: 6-month contract + Possibility to Extend and/or Convert to FTE

Pay Rate: $55 - $60/HR (W2 Only)

This role supports firewall engineering, security policy management, network security infrastructure, and operational troubleshooting in a large enterprise environment.

Perform hands-on configuration, management, administration, and troubleshooting of firewalls, with primary focus on Palo Alto Networks platforms (majority of the environment) and Fortinet.

Design, implement, review, and optimize security policies and rulebases to align with organizational standards and compliance requirements.

Utilize Palo Alto Panorama for centralized management, including template stacks, device groups, policy hierarchy, logging, reporting, and related operational tasks.

Apply strong Layer 3 networking knowledge to support secure network architectures and resolve complex technical issues.

Provide operational support, monitoring, and troubleshooting for network security infrastructure, with Splunk experience beneficial for visibility and incident handling.

Participate in occasional after-hours maintenance, change activities, weekend support, and on-call responsibilities as needed, with flex time provided to adjust schedules following extended support periods.

Maintain accurate documentation and contribute to the ongoing stability and performance of enterprise network security systems.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate and support security controls within the broader infrastructure.

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of Information Security Engineering experience
• 2+ years of hands-on Network Security Engineering experience
• 2+ years configuring, managing, and troubleshooting firewalls
• 2+ years of Security Policy Design experience
• 2+ years of Palo Alto Panorama experience
• Strong Layer 3 networking knowledge
• Hands-on firewall engineering and administration experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong Palo Alto experience (highly prioritized)
• Fortinet experience (significant plus)
• Cisco routing and switching experience
• Splunk experience (beneficial for troubleshooting, monitoring, and operational visibility)
• Large enterprise or financial services experience

For applications and inquiries, contact: hirings@openkyber.com

Job Tags

Contract work, Flexible hours, Weekend work

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