Remote Network Security Manager Jobs
Remote network security manager jobs are in strong demand across the U.S., with remote-first firms, distributed enterprise teams, and cloud-native companies actively hiring. Sectors including finance, healthcare, and technology are bringing on remote network security managers to protect distributed infrastructure. Employers hiring remotely right now include Noblis, M&T Bank, and PDI Technologies. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Cybersecurity
Firewalls
Network Infrastructures
Network Security
Troubleshooting
REQ#: RQ231137
Public Trust: BI Full 6C (T4)
Requisition Type: Regular
Your Impact
Own your opportunity to work alongside federal civilian agencies. Make an impact by delivering solutions that improve citizen services millions depends on.
Job Description
As a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer supporting the Zero Trust and Security Engineering team, you will provide senior-level technical expertise for the design, implementation, integration, operation, sustainment, and modernization of enterprise cybersecurity platforms supporting a large, complex federal environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide hands-on engineering for next-generation firewalls, secure remote access, segmentation, and related network-security services.
- Engineer, administer, troubleshoot, optimize, and sustain enterprise firewall technologies. Palo Alto Networks NGFW, PAN-OS, Panorama, Prisma Access, Strata Cloud, or comparable technologies are strongly preferred.
- Manage the firewall policy lifecycle, including rules, objects, NAT, security profiles, recertification, cyber hygiene, optimization, and removal of obsolete or overly permissive policies.
- Lead firewall and security-platform changes, including impact analysis, testing, change control, rollback, validation, and documentation.
- Support Zero Trust and SASE capabilities including ZTNA, Secure Web Gateway, Firewall-as-a-Service, secure remote access, segmentation, device posture, and policy enforcement.
- Troubleshoot complex issues involving routing, NAT, VPN, DNS, authentication, PKI/certificates, TLS/SSL inspection, logging, performance, and high availability.
- Support platform deployments, upgrades, patching, hardening, configuration management, vendor escalation, and platform-specific vulnerability remediation.
- Engineer and support SOAR, security automation, workflow orchestration, and API-based integrations.
- Develop automation for alert enrichment, IOC analysis/blocking, incident triage, ticket creation, containment, remediation, policy changes, and reporting using REST APIs, Python, or comparable technologies.
- Integrate security capabilities and telemetry across SIEM/XDR, endpoint, identity, ITSM, vulnerability management, DLP, NAC, threat intelligence, cloud, and enterprise logging/data platforms.
- Evaluate AI-assisted security operations that improve detection, investigation, response, administration, and analyst workflows while maintaining appropriate human validation and guardrails.
- Support greenfield deployments, migrations, environment separation, coexistence, testing, and transition to operations.
- Collaborate with Security Operations, network engineering, IAM/ICAM, endpoint, NAC, vulnerability management, cloud, and infrastructure teams; serve as a senior technical escalation point as needed.
- Develop architecture diagrams, SOPs, implementation/test plans, runbooks, troubleshooting guides, configuration baselines, and as-built documentation.
- Support security assessments, authorization activities, audits, evidence collection, and compliance requirements.
- Develop and maintain high-quality technical documentation, including architecture and data-flow diagrams, engineering standards, SOPs, implementation plans, test plans, validation procedures, operational runbooks, troubleshooting guides, configuration baselines, and change documentation.
- Ensure security-platform configurations and engineering changes align with applicable organizational cybersecurity policies, technical standards, approved architectures, and change-management requirements.
- May serve as a technical or project lead for assigned initiatives. This position does not require direct personnel-management responsibilities.
In Order to Be Considered
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, IT, Engineering, or related STEM discipline and 10+ years of relevant experience; allowable substitutions may apply per contractual labor-category requirements.
- Significant hands-on experience engineering and troubleshooting enterprise next-generation firewalls in complex production environments.
- Strong experience with firewall policy lifecycle management, NAT, zones, segmentation, logging, optimization, and change control.
- Strong network-engineering fundamentals including TCP/IP, routing, BGP, DNS, DHCP, NAT, VPN, TLS/SSL, PKI/certificates, packet analysis, and high availability.
- Experience with Zero Trust/SASE technologies and working knowledge of NIST SP 800-207 or comparable Zero Trust principles.
- Working knowledge of SOAR, security automation, APIs, workflow orchestration, and security-platform integration. Python, REST API, JSON, webhooks, or similar experience is strongly preferred.
- Experience integrating enterprise security platforms and telemetry is strongly preferred.
- Experience with greenfield deployments, migrations, environment separation, or independently managed security environments is strongly preferred.
- Palo Alto Networks or comparable enterprise network-security and SASE experience is strongly preferred, with direct Palo Alto experience highly desirable.
- Federal, government, or highly regulated enterprise experience is preferred.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Must be able to support planned maintenance and change windows, including occasional after-hours activities, and provide senior technical support for priority incidents or service-impacting security-platform issues when required.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain the required federal suitability determination/background investigation for the position.
Preferred Certifications
- Relevant professional certifications in network security, Zero Trust/SASE, cybersecurity architecture, security automation, cloud security, or network engineering are preferred.
Work Requirements
7 + years of related experience
- may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree
Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE) | Palo Alto Networks - Palo Alto Networks
Less than 10%
U.S. Citizenship Required
Salary and Benefit Information
The likely salary range for this position is $149,469 - $184,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Our Identity Verification Process
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.
About Our Work
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.
Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at gdit.com/tc.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
Cybersecurity
Firewalls
Network Infrastructures
Network Security
Troubleshooting
REQ#: RQ231137
Public Trust: BI Full 6C (T4)
Requisition Type: Regular
Your Impact
Own your opportunity to work alongside federal civilian agencies. Make an impact by delivering solutions that improve citizen services millions depends on.
Job Description
As a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer supporting the Zero Trust and Security Engineering team, you will provide senior-level technical expertise for the design, implementation, integration, operation, sustainment, and modernization of enterprise cybersecurity platforms supporting a large, complex federal environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide hands-on engineering for next-generation firewalls, secure remote access, segmentation, and related network-security services.
- Engineer, administer, troubleshoot, optimize, and sustain enterprise firewall technologies. Palo Alto Networks NGFW, PAN-OS, Panorama, Prisma Access, Strata Cloud, or comparable technologies are strongly preferred.
- Manage the firewall policy lifecycle, including rules, objects, NAT, security profiles, recertification, cyber hygiene, optimization, and removal of obsolete or overly permissive policies.
- Lead firewall and security-platform changes, including impact analysis, testing, change control, rollback, validation, and documentation.
- Support Zero Trust and SASE capabilities including ZTNA, Secure Web Gateway, Firewall-as-a-Service, secure remote access, segmentation, device posture, and policy enforcement.
- Troubleshoot complex issues involving routing, NAT, VPN, DNS, authentication, PKI/certificates, TLS/SSL inspection, logging, performance, and high availability.
- Support platform deployments, upgrades, patching, hardening, configuration management, vendor escalation, and platform-specific vulnerability remediation.
- Engineer and support SOAR, security automation, workflow orchestration, and API-based integrations.
- Develop automation for alert enrichment, IOC analysis/blocking, incident triage, ticket creation, containment, remediation, policy changes, and reporting using REST APIs, Python, or comparable technologies.
- Integrate security capabilities and telemetry across SIEM/XDR, endpoint, identity, ITSM, vulnerability management, DLP, NAC, threat intelligence, cloud, and enterprise logging/data platforms.
- Evaluate AI-assisted security operations that improve detection, investigation, response, administration, and analyst workflows while maintaining appropriate human validation and guardrails.
- Support greenfield deployments, migrations, environment separation, coexistence, testing, and transition to operations.
- Collaborate with Security Operations, network engineering, IAM/ICAM, endpoint, NAC, vulnerability management, cloud, and infrastructure teams; serve as a senior technical escalation point as needed.
- Develop architecture diagrams, SOPs, implementation/test plans, runbooks, troubleshooting guides, configuration baselines, and as-built documentation.
- Support security assessments, authorization activities, audits, evidence collection, and compliance requirements.
- Develop and maintain high-quality technical documentation, including architecture and data-flow diagrams, engineering standards, SOPs, implementation plans, test plans, validation procedures, operational runbooks, troubleshooting guides, configuration baselines, and change documentation.
- Ensure security-platform configurations and engineering changes align with applicable organizational cybersecurity policies, technical standards, approved architectures, and change-management requirements.
- May serve as a technical or project lead for assigned initiatives. This position does not require direct personnel-management responsibilities.
In Order to Be Considered
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, IT, Engineering, or related STEM discipline and 10+ years of relevant experience; allowable substitutions may apply per contractual labor-category requirements.
- Significant hands-on experience engineering and troubleshooting enterprise next-generation firewalls in complex production environments.
- Strong experience with firewall policy lifecycle management, NAT, zones, segmentation, logging, optimization, and change control.
- Strong network-engineering fundamentals including TCP/IP, routing, BGP, DNS, DHCP, NAT, VPN, TLS/SSL, PKI/certificates, packet analysis, and high availability.
- Experience with Zero Trust/SASE technologies and working knowledge of NIST SP 800-207 or comparable Zero Trust principles.
- Working knowledge of SOAR, security automation, APIs, workflow orchestration, and security-platform integration. Python, REST API, JSON, webhooks, or similar experience is strongly preferred.
- Experience integrating enterprise security platforms and telemetry is strongly preferred.
- Experience with greenfield deployments, migrations, environment separation, or independently managed security environments is strongly preferred.
- Palo Alto Networks or comparable enterprise network-security and SASE experience is strongly preferred, with direct Palo Alto experience highly desirable.
- Federal, government, or highly regulated enterprise experience is preferred.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Must be able to support planned maintenance and change windows, including occasional after-hours activities, and provide senior technical support for priority incidents or service-impacting security-platform issues when required.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain the required federal suitability determination/background investigation for the position.
Preferred Certifications
- Relevant professional certifications in network security, Zero Trust/SASE, cybersecurity architecture, security automation, cloud security, or network engineering are preferred.
Work Requirements
7 + years of related experience
- may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree
Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE) | Palo Alto Networks - Palo Alto Networks
Less than 10%
U.S. Citizenship Required
Salary and Benefit Information
The likely salary range for this position is $149,469 - $184,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Our Identity Verification Process
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.
About Our Work
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.
Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at gdit.com/tc.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Food & Beverage
- Technology & Software
- Healthcare & Medical Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote network security manager jobs.
- Five or more years of experience in network security, information security, or a related discipline
- Active CISSP, CISM, or equivalent security management certification
- Hands-on experience managing firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and SIEM platforms
- Demonstrated knowledge of NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, or comparable security frameworks
- Experience leading and developing a security operations or network security team
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, cybersecurity, or a related field
Tips for Your Remote Network Security Manager Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote network security manager openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your background and apply directly without sorting through listings that aren't actually remote.
Show async documentation skills up front
Remote employers screen for written communication early in the process. Include a sample incident report, security runbook, or policy memo in your application materials to demonstrate you can communicate clearly without real-time back-and-forth.
Highlight distributed-environment security tools
Remote network security manager roles center on protecting infrastructure that isn't in one place. Lead your resume with hands-on experience in zero-trust architecture, cloud-native SIEM platforms, and remote endpoint detection and response tools rather than on-premises-only skill sets.
Prepare for async technical screening rounds
Many remote hiring teams use written technical assessments or recorded video responses before any live interview. Practice explaining a security incident response plan or threat model in writing so your reasoning is clear without the support of a whiteboard or in-person dialogue.
Remote Network Security Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote network security manager job?
Remote network security manager roles go to candidates who can demonstrate self-direction and clear written communication alongside technical depth. Remote employers screen for fluency with security tooling that works across distributed environments, including SIEM platforms, zero-trust frameworks, and cloud security controls. Showing evidence of async collaboration, incident documentation written for distributed teams, and independent project ownership gives you a concrete edge over equally credentialed candidates who lack remote-work experience.
Which companies hire remote network security managers?
Companies hiring remote network security managers right now include Noblis, M&T Bank, and PDI Technologies, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Remote-first technology firms, distributed financial services organizations, and cloud-focused managed security service providers are among the most consistent hirers of this role across the U.S.
Can you get a remote network security manager job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level network security manager roles are harder to land because you must operate independently from day one without in-office guidance. Cloud-native startups and remote-first cybersecurity firms are more open to candidates building experience, especially those who can show hands-on work through home labs, open-source contributions, or completed certifications like CompTIA Security+, CISSP, or cloud security credentials that signal practical readiness.
Do you need a degree for remote network security manager jobs?
Not always. Many remote employers weigh demonstrated skills, certifications, and results over a formal degree for network security manager roles. Credentials such as CISSP, CISM, or vendor-specific cloud security certifications carry significant weight, and candidates who can show a history of protecting real infrastructure, documenting security incidents, and managing distributed teams often move forward without a traditional four-year degree.
Which industries hire the most remote network security managers?
The sectors hiring the most remote network security managers are Food & Beverage, Technology & Software, and Healthcare & Medical Services, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These industries rely on distributed teams protecting sensitive data and cloud infrastructure across multiple locations, which makes remote network security managers a practical and recurring hire rather than an exception.
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