Senior Network Security Architect (Palo Alto Networks)

Location: Hybrid in Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Company

hirify.global develops materials and solutions for advanced electronics and high-tech industries.

What you will do

• Develop network security reference architectures, engineering standards, and approved design patterns.
• Define secure patterns for enterprise, Azure, manufacturing, remote access, partner connectivity, internet egress, and application publishing.
• Lead security architecture for the Palo Alto Networks portfolio, including NGFW, Panorama or Strata Cloud Manager, Prisma Access, and GlobalProtect.
• Review firewall, segmentation, cloud, remote-access, and third-party connectivity designs, providing practical implementation alternatives.
• Integrate network security with Azure, Microsoft Entra ID, Defender, Sentinel, Intune, PKI, vulnerability management, identity, endpoint security, and incident response.
• Define logging, monitoring, policy ownership, firewall-rule lifecycle, security telemetry, documentation, diagrams, and technical decision records.

Requirements

• Significant experience in network security architecture or engineering within a complex enterprise.
• Strong knowledge of Palo Alto Networks, including NGFW, Prisma Access, GlobalProtect, and centralized management.
• Strong understanding of routing, DNS, NAT, VPNs, proxies, TLS, segmentation, and high availability.
• Experience designing security across cloud and on-premises environments, including Microsoft Azure networking.
• Experience integrating network controls with SIEM, identity, endpoint, vulnerability-management, and IT service-management platforms.
• Ability to translate application and business requirements into secure, supportable network designs and communicate them through clear technical documentation and diagrams.

Nice to have

• Experience in global manufacturing or industrial environments, including Purdue-model segmentation and operational technology.
• Experience with Microsoft Sentinel, Defender, Entra ID, Intune, ServiceNow, FireMon, or similar platforms.
• Experience with Azure Virtual WAN, ExpressRoute, Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, and hybrid connectivity.
• Certifications such as PCNSE, CCNP Security, Microsoft Azure, or CISSP.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a global advanced-electronics organization focused on innovation and practical technology solutions.
• Collaborate with Network Engineering, Cloud, Infrastructure, Manufacturing IT, Cybersecurity Operations, and project teams.
• Operate in a developing organization where standards and operating models are still being established.
• Comprehensive pay and benefits package.
• Equal opportunity workplace with reasonable accommodation support available.