Firewall Policy Engineer

- Design, implement, and maintain firewall policies on Palo Alto Networks and Check Point platforms. - Oversee the complete lifecycle of firewall rules, including creation, optimization, cleanup, and decommissioning. - Configure and troubleshoot NAT policies (static, dynamic, hide, and bidirectional) to ensure secure and accurate traffic flow. - Set up, review, and resolve firewall routing issues (static routes, virtual routers, PBF, and dynamic routing integrations) to support effective traffic direction. - Leverage Tufin SecureChange or similar tools to analyze rule bases, streamline workflows, and automate change processes. - Review and process firewall policy change requests according to governance, compliance, and security best practices. - Conduct root cause analysis and troubleshoot firewall issues, access problems, and basic network connectivity issues. - Work collaboratively with Network, Security Engineering, Governance, and Operations teams to maintain policy consistency across global environments. - Manage change, incident, and request tasks using ServiceNow or similar ITSM platforms. - Contribute to enhancing policy automation and workflow efficiency through scripting. - Assist with documentation, knowledge management, and policy governance processes.