Cybersecurity Boundary Defense Technical Lead

GCyber is seeking a Cybersecurity Boundary Defense Technical Lead to support a large Department of War agency. You will lead engineers responsible for next-generation firewalls, web application firewalls, and DoD internet access points. You will combine technical leadership with hands-on engineering to maintain effective boundary protection and reliable network access. As the Cybersecurity Boundary Defense Technical Lead, you will: • Lead boundary defense across 12 Palo Alto firewalls, 4 Panorama managers, and F5 and AWS web application firewalls. • Dedicate approximately half of your time to hands-on architecture, complex changes, and incident response. • Manage boundary change control, quarterly rule reviews, and ports, protocols, and services documentation. • Design segmentation and boundary controls that advance zero trust. • Work with DISA on internet access point and proxy changes. • Support incident responders with approved boundary blocks and relevant evidence. • Lead a team responsible for firewall, proxy, WAF, and segmentation engineering, and share the on-call rotation. Minimum Requirements and Experience • 7+ years of network security experience, including 4+ in DoD. • Bachelor's degree (4 additional years of experience may substitute). • PCNSE and CISSP. • Active Secret clearance; complete Palo Alto and Panorama tool training before system access. Required Knowledge and Skills • Deep Palo Alto NGFW and Panorama skills: security and NAT policy, App-ID, User-ID, security profiles, HA. • Web application firewall policy on F5 Advanced WAF and AWS WAF. • Network segmentation and zero trust network design. • DoD boundary requirements: DISA STIGs, PPSM and cloud access points. • Leading engineering changes through controlled maintenance windows while maintaining service availability. Preferred Qualifications • F5 or AWS Security certification; DISA boundary (CBII) experience.