Firewall Engineer

I&O Network Services operate our Wide Area Network, External Connectivity, Wireless and Data Switching environments.  Over the past few years, the number of Firewalls we maintain has continued grow, particularly cloud and internal segmentation. Merger and acquisition activity is also driving the requirement of a dedicated firewall engineer.

This role will be focused on ensuring all our firewalls are operationally maintained to a standard and rulesets are aligned to support a divestiture project, operationally.  This includes understanding the interactions between the core network, data center, and cloud firewalls and the underlying connectivity back into Emerson. 

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Works on project related efforts to implement ruleset changes and configurations in relation to our firewall environment in conjunction with a dedicated divestiture effort.
• Cloud firewall experience will be needed to support the build of new virtual firewalls in a cloud service provider and management platform.
• Acts as a lead and domain expert for security technologies within the group as assigned to the project.
• Acts as interface between Service Engineering and Service Operations ensuring the firewall environment is capacity planned and proactively monitored to improve availability.
• Works with Security Operations and CIRT to integrate security relevant logs and information into our monitoring and detection platforms.
• Drives security guidelines, efficiency, and performance initiatives that improve and complement the existing security design in regard to firewall capabilities
• Provides 4th level support to project critical issues and drives these to resolution.
• Works on chronic problems, resolving root cause and remediation actions.

Who you are

You persist in accomplishing objectives despite obstacles and setbacks. You adjust communication content and style to meet the needs of diverse collaborators. You display a can-do attitude in good and bad times.

For This Role, You Will Need:

• BA/BS in Information Systems or equivalent work experience
• 5+ of experience in the design, implementation, and operation of networks, including firewalling
• Process Focused and Documentation skills
• Experience with cloud networking, in particular Azure, AWS, and OCI
• Experience with Cisco VPN routers and connectivity to 3rd party vendor devices
• Experience with an Enterprise Firewall Platform, Palo Alto preferred, Fortigate a plus
• Good Communication and Collaboration skills
• Proficient in English (verbal, reading, writing, understanding)
• Experience of working in a global environment

Preferred Qualifications that set you apart:

• Experience with a Firewall Assessment Tool such as Firemon would be preferred
• Experience with Service Now system preferred
• Experience with SEIM tools, Splunk experience is preferred

Our Culture & Commitment to You

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.

We recognize the importance of employee well-being. We prioritize providing competitive benefits plans, a variety of medical insurance plans, Employee Assistance Program, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation, and holiday leave.