Senior Network Security Engineer - Cisco & Palo Alto
In short
Senior Network & Security Specialist role in the Energy industry, focusing on Cisco infrastructure and Palo Alto firewalls separation. Responsibilities include transitioning devices, managing local administration, and planning changes. Requires Cisco routing/switching and Palo Alto firewall experience. Hybrid work in Copenhagen.
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On behalf of a client in the Energy industry, we are looking for a Senior Network & Security Specialist to support the separation of Cisco network infrastructure and Palo Alto firewalls from centrally managed services.
Main Responsibilities
- Transition Cisco switches and routers to standalone operation, including local administrator accounts and removal of TACACS authentication
- Review and remove dependencies on Cisco ISE, ACLs, logging, SNMP, NTP and other centrally managed services where required
- Transition Palo Alto firewalls to local administration, including removal of Active Directory integrations and disconnection from Panorama
- Plan and execute changes with appropriate backups, rollback and recovery procedures
- Validate network connectivity, firewall policies, management access, logging and monitoring after separation
- Assess Cisco and Palo Alto licensing, subscriptions, support entitlements and potential licence-transfer requirements
- Document configurations, implemented changes and final operating proceduresKey Requirements
- Strong hands-on experience with Cisco routing and switching
- Practical experience with AAA, TACACS+, ACLs, syslog, SNMP and NTP
- Experience with Cisco ISE and safely removing network devices from ISE
- Strong hands-on Palo Alto firewall administration experience
- Experience with Panorama and transitioning firewalls away from centralised management
- Strong understanding of network security and infrastructure dependencies
- Experience with change planning, rollback procedures, validation and troubleshooting
- Familiarity with Cisco and Palo Alto licensing and support models
- Relevant certifications such as CCNA/CCNP and PCNSA/PCNSE are an advantage
- Practical Details
- Assignment duration: 01-Oct-2026 - 30-April-2027Location: Greater Copenhagen
- Work setup: Hybrid – minimum 2 days per week onsite
| Published | 2026-09-15 |
| Expires | 2026-12-14 |
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