Firewall Engineering Architect

Job overview

The Firewall Engineering Architect is an onsite role located in Huntsville, AL, offering an annual salary range of $92,300 to $166,850. This position provides senior-level technical leadership and strategic direction for NASA’s enterprise security and network modernization initiatives. The role is responsible for designing, evolving, and optimizing firewall, security, and perimeter protection services. It serves as the lead architect for NASA’s Firewall Engineering domain, guiding a team in advanced security design, migration planning, and policy development.

What you'll do

• Lead the Firewall Engineering Architecture Team
• define enterprise firewall architecture strategy
• serve as senior technical authority for firewall and perimeter security
• develop modernization roadmaps
• oversee large-scale firewall migrations and cloud integrations
• partner with leadership on technical proposals and estimates
• drive innovation in firewall automation and SDN-based security
• establish governance for rule validation and policy stewardship
• mentor engineers
• deliver executive-level technical briefings.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

full-time

day shift

huntsville al

leidos

firewall architect

network security

nasa

zero trust

palo alto

fortinet

it

information technology

$92k-$167k/yr

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave, Retirement.

Why this role

Requires U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a security clearance up to Top Secret.

About the employer

Leidos is hiring for this role. Industry: Computer Systems Design Services. Sector: 54.