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The Senior Network Engineer will directly have an impact on the Firm's ability to safeguard its digital assets, maintain regulatory compliance, and ensure the continuous delivery of high-quality services to our clients and stakeholders.\nEssential Job Duties & Responsibilities\nDeep-Expert level proficiency with leading enterprise platforms like Palo Alto networks, PAN OS, Panorama, Cisco and Fortinet as well as the Palo Alto Networks family of Next Gen firewalls, including but not limited to:firewall rule creation\nConfiguring Policy based forwarding rules\nCreate site to site VPNs and SASE targets\n\nExperienced with deploying Palo Alto SDWAN-IONs\nArchitect & Design, deploy, and maintain secure network solutions across on premises, and cloud environments.\nManage firewall rules and policies to ensure secure and efficient network traffic flow, perform rule base optimization and establish security zones to harden the enterprise\nConduct regular system audits to assess security risks and compliance with established protocols, ensuring that our network defenses remain impervious to external threats\nIdentify vulnerabilities within our network and recommend enhancements to our security posture\nCollaborate closely with other IT teams, including the Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Service Delivery teams, to integrate firewall management with wider security and operational strategies\nEnsure firewall configurations and policies maintain compliance with regulatory frameworks.\nProvide technical support and guidance in network security issues to various departments, enhancing the overall security knowledge within the company\nStay up to date with emerging security threats and firewall technologies to continuously improve our security framework\nLead Firewall migration projects using vendor specific tools and oversee hardware/Software upgrades.\nWhen needed provide technical guidance, training and troubleshooting support to junior network engineers and security engineers.\nPerform other duties as needed\nEducation\nRequired\nBachelor's degree in information technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience in network security\nSkills and Experience\nRequired\n7+ years of relevant experience\nProficient in network protocols, routing and switching concepts, and the ability to troubleshoot complex network security issues\nAbility to perform with little to no guidance from management\nFamiliarity with various firewall management tools and security monitoring technologies.\nExcellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make quick, informed decisions\nExtreme understanding with Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access VPN solution\nAbility to configure Prisma service connections and Prisma HIP checks\nFamiliarity with SASE targets\nPreferred\nLegal IT experience a plus but not required\nSalary Information\nNY Only: The estimated base salary range for this position is $175,000 to $210,000 at the time of posting.\nThe actual salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. 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