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Zero Trust Security Engineer

Overview:

BRMi is seeking a Zero Trust Security Engineer to support a large financial services client in Pensacola FL in a hybrid work environment.

The Zero Trust Security Engineer is responsible for driving the implementation of Zero Trust security rules, including formal requests to firewall teams, ongoing coordination, validation of changes, and post implementation verification.
This role is execution focused and serves as the single point of accountability for ensuring Zero Trust rules are implemented correctly, completely, and auditable across firewall and security platforms.

Open to hybrid in Pensacola FL and Vienna VA (Pensacola preferred)

Benefits:

Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Employer-Paid Life Insurance
Employer-Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
401(k)
Paid Time Off (PTO) that includes Vacation Leave, Sick Leave, and 11 Paid Holidays
Educational Assistance

Salary: $100K-110K

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Responsibilities:

Rule Implementation & Coordination

Translate Zero Trust analysis outputs into formal firewall and security rule requests.
Submit detailed implementation requests to firewall teams, including:

o Source identities (users, groups, roles)
o Destination applications, addresses, and services
o Required ports, protocols, and application IDs

Ensure requests meet firewall team standards and contain all required technical details.

Cross Team Execution

Act as the primary liaison between Zero Trust, IAM, firewall engineering, and application teams.
Track firewall requests from submission through completion.
Resolve implementation questions, clarifications, or discrepancies with firewall engineers.

Validation & Verification

Validate that implemented firewall rules exactly match approved Zero Trust requirements.
Perform post implementation testing to confirm:

o Authorized access works as expected
o Unauthorized access is blocked

Identify and remediate misconfigurations, partial implementations, or policy drift.

Audit & Lifecycle Management

Ensure all implemented rules are properly tagged, documented, and traceable to application and Zero Trust requirements.
Maintain implementation records for audit, compliance, and reporting.
Support ongoing refinement of Zero Trust rules as application access requirements evolve.

Qualifications:

Hands on experience working with enterprise firewalls (Palo Alto preferred).
Strong understanding of user-based and application aware firewall policies.
Experience submitting and managing firewall rule requests in enterprise environments.
Ability to validate security rule implementations and troubleshoot access issues.
Strong coordination and communication skills across technical teams.

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Preferred Qualifications

Experience implementing Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solutions.
Familiarity with IAM, Entra ID groups, AD groups, and RBAC models.
Experience integrating firewall rules with application onboarding frameworks.
Knowledge of audit, compliance, and security reporting requirements.

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Success Looks Like

Firewall rules are requested properly and implemented right the first time.
Clean handoffs with minimal back and forth.
Verified, auditable Zero Trust enforcement across applications.

** BRMi will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.**

**This is a W2 opportunity only**

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