Firewall / IT Network Engineer

Five Rivers IT, Inc.

• $95K — $115K *
Miami, FL 33186In-Person
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in network engineering
  • Proficiency with Palo Alto firewalls
  • Expertise in Cisco Nexus (NX-OS), Catalyst, and IOS
  • Strong project management skills and ability to multi-task
  • Excellent interpersonal and analytical skills

Responsibilities

  • Manage enterprise firewall infrastructure and process 450+ change requests annually without network impact
  • Oversee implementation and maintenance of over 20,000 firewall rules for business operations
  • Drive technical leadership and continuous improvement across multiple data centers
  • Mentor team members and facilitate their professional development
  • Design and deploy network infrastructure while proactively resolving potential issues
  • Conduct complex troubleshooting and root cause analysis using advanced diagnostic tools
  • Ensure compliance with NERC CIP and regulatory requirements through stringent process adherence
  • Lead firewall engineer on critical IT-OT network segmentation initiatives
  • Perform quarterly compliance assessments across 120+ network segments to maintain audit readiness
  • Automate firewall rule management to achieve zero security violations and negative customer impact

Benefits

  • Join a leader in clean energy and work on critical infrastructure projects
  • Opportunity for professional growth and continued education in regulatory knowledge
  • Collaborative work environment with a focus on mentorship and team development
  • Access to the latest networking technologies and tools
  • Direct impact on national energy security and regulatory compliance
Full Job Description
Position: Firewall / IT Network Engineer
Location: Miami / Plantation, FL (on-site, Miami-Dade)
Start: ASAP
Experience: 5+ years in network engineering
Reports to: IT Leader

Role overview
The team supports critical infrastructure for the largest clean energy provider in North America. The role combines deep technical skill, technical leadership, and a understanding of regulatory knowledge (NERC CIP is what they will have to learn).
Responsibilities
  • Manage enterprise firewall infrastructure, processing 450+ change requests a year with zero network impact
  • Oversee implementation and maintenance of 20,000+ firewall rules supporting NextEra Energy and FPL business operations
  • Provide technical leadership across multiple data centers and drive continuous improvement
  • Mentor and develop team members
  • Design, plan, and deploy network infrastructure, and find and fix potential issues before they affect operations
  • Perform complex troubleshooting and root cause analysis with advanced diagnostic tools
  • Ensure network operations comply with NERC CIP and other regulatory requirements
  • Serve as Lead Firewall Engineer on critical IT-OT network segmentation projects
  • Perform quarterly Electronic Security Perimeter (CIP-005) compliance assessments across 120+ network segments and stay audit-ready
  • Drive automation of firewall rule management, with zero security violations and zero customer impact
  • Handle other job-related duties as assigned
Must-have skills
  • Palo Alto firewalls
  • Cisco Nexus (NX-OS), Cisco Catalyst, and IOS
  • Ability to multi-task projects, with strong interpersonal and analytical skills
Strong preferences
  • NERC CIP experience, especially CIP-005 / Electronic Security Perimeter
  • Experience with IT-OT segmentation
  • Utility, energy, or other regulated critical-infrastructure background
  • Firewall automation experience
  • Arista switches (plus)
  • Prior mentoring or lead experience

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