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Firewall Network Engineer

Cloudshape
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 11/20/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/12/2025
Location: Remote with a high preference for local candidates to the DMV area

Citizenship Required: Yes

Clearance Type: Secret

Positions Available: 1

Salary Range: $135,000 - $160,000

At Cloudshape our employees have incredible opportunities to work in helping organizations securely transform their IT Infrastructure to meet the changing business cultures. We help government agencies transform their IT infrastructure using a solutions-driven approach that focuses on business outcomes rather than activities and tasks. This results in reduced capital requirements; lower and predictable operating costs; better alignment with business objectives; and reduced risk.

Our people make us who we are. We believe that to be a good partner for our clients we must have a solid team dynamic. We place emphasis on personal growth and learning new skills.

We are seeking a highly motivated, customer-oriented Firewall Network Engineer to join our team. This person will be responsible for working with our Systems Security team to remediate vulnerabilities. The new team member will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining network security. The Firewall Security Engineer will be generating POAM’s to identify existing risks, ongoing monitoring, corrective actions, and dispositions. This person will be utilizing Cisco ISE and configuring Palo Alto Firewalls.

To be considered for this position, US Citizenship and an active Secret security clearance is required. This is a funded position and is contingent upon verification of a security clearance prior to starting with Cloudshape.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or 4 years of experience in lieu of a degree
  • 3 years of experience
  • Experience with the following: Palo Alto Firewalls, Cisco Switches & Routers
  • A minimum of 4 years of experience with Cisco ISE, mobile device management and traffic and log analysis.
  • Experience with supporting the preparation of Plan of Action & Milestones (POAM) development.
  • Experience with DOD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)
  • An ability to work independently, multi-task, and communicate effectively will be required for this role.
  • US Citizen with an active Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

  • A relevant certification such as PCNSA, PCNSE, CCNA/CCNP Security is desired.
  • Experience in Tenable products is preferred.
  • Familiarity with White Hat or Kali Linux is preferred but not required

Cloudshape is committed to employee growth through learning, training, advancement, and rewards. We offer a full range of benefits that includes:

  • Flexible Work Schedule
  • Paid Time Off
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Cloudshape will contribute to 401K plans without employee contributions
  • Bonus Potential
  • Life Insurance and AD&D Insurance
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Training Assistance
  • Employee Referral Program

Cloudshape is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or to perform the essential functions of the job, please contact Fedelza.Lake@cloud-shape.com. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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