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Senior Azure / Palo Alto Engineer (FULL TIME)

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Cary, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 3/30/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/29/2026
Description:

Our industry leading partner has an excellent opportunity for the right Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to join their team.

This will be ONLY on a direct hire basis for a client in Cary, NC. This hybrid position requires onsite work three days per week (Tuesday - Thursday) and offers an excellent opportunity to grow, climb the ladder, and shape the enterprise as you work to foster and improve their cloud security posture / management

This is a full-time, permanent opportunity, offering a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package including day-one medical/dental/vision, 401(k) with 100% match to 5%, annual RSUs and ESPP, life/disability coverage, PTO and paid parental leave, wellness benefits, childcare resources, education assistance, and a wide range of financial and lifestyle perks. Qualified applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis

Salary: $115,000 - $135,000 10% bonus Stock Options 401k match GREAT benefits package

Responsibilities:

Design, implement, deploy, and manage large and complex next-gen firewalls as well as their network security policies

Deploy native security tools in Azure (cloud) environments (CASB, WAFs, Sentinel, Intune, Defender, et cetera)

Work with integrating security capabilities and SASE solutions across distributed networks

Create centralized and documented privilege systems (IAM, Identity, Zero Trust, following least privilege principles)

Own all efforts across the security platform, including working with threat detection tools, response tools, and various Microsoft-centric security suite tools to best harden and guard the enterprise

Experience Requirements:

5 years of experience in network security engineering

Hands-on experience with tools such as Palo Alto, Zscaler, WireShark, Azure, AWS, Forinet, Cisco ASA, et cetera

Strong abilities working with Cloud Native / Cloud-first security and network technologies

Able to drive conversations, create improvements, and make suggestions or recommendations for courses of action regarding platforms, networks, security, systems, and above all else, security (in the cloud) and also work across the table and collaborate cross functionally both with leadership, and other engineering partners in other business units (application, network, business systems, et cetera)

Must be able to come into an environment and immediately start to work on best practices for improving cloud security posture

Education Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent STEM required, and can be substituted with equivalent work experience (I.E. Associates and strong certifications)

Recruitment Transparency Notice

Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team (, ) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group's use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

Please be advised- If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please confirm that they have an Eliassen.com email address and never provide personal or financial information to anyone who is not clearly associated with Eliassen Group. If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact .

About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company for human-powered solutions. For over 30 years, Eliassen has helped thousands of companies reach further and achieve more with their technology solutions, financial, risk & compliance, and advisory solutions, and clinical solutions. With offices from coast to coast and throughout Europe, Eliassen provides a local community presence, balanced with international reach. Eliassen Group strives to positively impact the lives of their employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which they operate.

Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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Salary : $115,000 - $135,000

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