Senior firewall & network security engineer

Confidential

Full-time Other-General
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Location
sandton, gauteng, South-Africa
Posted
June 11, 2026

Job Description

Senior Firewall & Network Security Engineer

The Senior Firewall & Network Security Engineer (NGFW) is a senior, handsโ€‘on technical specialist responsible for the endโ€‘toโ€‘end operational management of the organisation's Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) securityservices, with primary experience in Fortinet Forti Gate and similar enterprise firewall platforms. The role ensures effective delivery of layer 7 firewalling, intrusion prevention, VPN, application control, web filtering(including directory integrated policies), anti malware protections, and internal segmentation controls, safeguarding business operations while enabling secure connectivity.

This role is accountable for secure policy enforcement, continuous optimisation and recertification of firewall rules, incident response, security hygiene (patching/backups), and compliance reporting, operating in alignment with security standards and governance processes.

What You'll Do Own and operate NGFW services including ...