Swift

Senior Network Engineer - Firewall Automation(Hybrid)

Swift • $120K — $145K *
Manassas, VA 20110Hybrid
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field
  • 10+ years of solid work experience
  • Hands-on expertise with firewall platforms (Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, Check Point)
  • Strong knowledge of network architecture and large-scale system design
  • Experience with automation/scripting (Python, Ansible, Bash) and APIs for firewall management

Responsibilities

  • Tackle proactive design work and reactive troubleshooting for secure network segments
  • Streamline firewall network automation strategies through collaboration with teams
  • Improve firewall policy provisioning with tooling and scripts
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams for scalable application solutions
  • Influence Swift's security posture by ensuring secure network access

Benefits

  • Flexible work schedule (minimum 2 days onsite)
  • Opportunity to mentor junior engineers
  • Diverse and inclusive work environment
  • Opportunity to work on mission-critical systems
  • Chance to stay ahead of emerging threats and technologies
Full Job Description
In this role you will:
  • Dynamic Challenges: Tackle a mix of proactive design work and reactive troubleshooting, from architecting secure network segments to resolving urgent firewall alerts during peak traffic or attack scenarios
  • Leadership Opportunities: Streamline and enhance firewall network automation strategies (Python, APIs, infrastructure-as-code). Work closely with networking and security squads to automate request handling, policy lifecycle activities, and change execution steps and also mentoring junior engineers.
  • Continuous Improvements: Improve firewall policy provisioning efficiency by developing or optimizing tooling, scripts, and integrations (e.g., REST APIs, automation pipelines, dashboards) to reduce manual effort and errors. Adapt cutting-edge security trends including AI-assisted engineering tools into network engineering best practices
  • Cross-Functional Interaction: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into secure, scalable, and maintainable application solutions. Oversee implementation of automated deployment pipelines and operational processes to improve consistency, reliability, and efficiency
  • High Impact: Work will directly influence Swift's security posture, protect mission critical systems and data while enable business operations through reliable, secure and optimized network access
  • This position is mission critical and offers flexible work (minimum 2 days onsite and maximum 3 days from home - per week), hence required to be a local candidate
  • Be required to perform weekend deployment activities and on-call (estimated: One week including weekend per month), on a rotational basis with peer team members Expected to arrive within 1 hour as Live/Production access is only possible from within office.


We are seeking professionals with:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field
  • 10+ years of solid work experience
  • Hands-on expertise with firewall platforms such as Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks or Check Point
  • Strong knowledge of network architecture, protocols, and large-scale system design
  • Hand-on experience with Firewall management platforms Forti Manager, Forti Analyzer, Checkpoint Smart-1
  • Familiarity with security policy management tools like Algosec Security Management System
  • Familiarity with SD-WAN, Zero Trust architecture and next-generation firewall (NGFW) features
  • Familiarity with concepts like Zero Touch/Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
  • Experience with automation/scripting (Python, Ansible, Bash) and APIs for firewall management
  • Experience supporting Linux platforms.
  • Autonomous, driven, with strong ability to quickly adapt and respond to change
  • Customer oriented and quality mindset - we continually strive to deliver true customer value.
  • Design and Architecture: Lead the automation design, configuration, and deployment of enterprise-grade high-available firewall solutions to protect network boundaries.
  • Policy Management: Develop, Implement, and maintain firewall policies, security profiles, NAT rules, and application controls aligned with Swift security standards and compliance requirements.
  • Team Leadership: Mentor and guide a team of network security engineers, providing technical direction and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Incident Response: Oversee troubleshooting and resolution of complex firewall-related incidents, including performance bottlenecks, security breaches, and misconfigurations.
  • Monitoring and Optimization: Utilize tools (e.g., SevOne, WireShark, SMARTS, Splunk) to monitor firewall performance, analyze traffic patterns, and optimize configurations for efficiency and security.
  • Collaboration: Partner with Enterprise network, Data Center network, Architecture, SOC, Security and Operational teams to integrate firewalls systems with broader network infrastructure and applications.
  • Documentation: Maintain detailed documentation of firewall configurations, processes, and procedures for audit and operational purposes.
  • Compliance: Ensure firewall deployments meet industry standards and regulations (e.g., PCI-DSS, GDPR, ISAE, DORA).
  • Research and Innovation: Stay ahead of emerging threats and technologies, recommending upgrades or new tools to enhance network security.
  • Communication: Strong verbal and written skills in English to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Network Vendor certifications such as Fortinet, Checkpoint, Palo Alto, Cisco, Juniper
  • Knowledge of Cisco ACI, F5 LTM, Juniper SRX Platform
  • Knowledge of Certificate Authority
  • DevOPS Tools: Jira, Confluence
  • Language: Python, Shell scripting
  • Exposure to container technology - Docker, OpenShift, Kubernetes


What we offer

We give you the freedom to be yourself. We are creating an environment of unique individuals - like you - with different perspectives on the financial industry and the world. A diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone's voice counts and where you can reach your full potential.

About Swift

The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, legally S.W.I.F.T. SC, is a Belgian cooperative society providing services related to the execution of financial transactions and payments between banks worldwide. Its principal function is to serve as the main messaging network through which international payments are initiated. It also sells software and services to financial institutions, mostly for use on its proprietary "SWIFTNet", and ISO 9362 Business Identifier Codes, popularly known as "SWIFT codes". The SWIFT messaging network is a component of the global payments system. SWIFT acts as a carrier of the "messages containing the payment instructions between financial institutions involved in a transaction." However, the organization does not manage accounts on behalf of individuals or financial institutions, and it does not hold funds from third parties. It also does not perform clearing or settlement functions. After a payment has been initiated, it must be settled through a payment system, such as TARGET2 in Europe. In the context of cross-border transactions, this step often takes place through correspondent banking accounts that financial institutions have with each other. As of 2018, around half of all high-value cross-border payments worldwide used the SWIFT network, and in 2015, SWIFT linked more than 11,000 financial institutions in over 200 countries and territories, who were exchanging an average of over 32 million messages per day.
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