Senior firewall & network security engineer
Confidential • sandton, gauteng • Posted June 10, 2026
About the Role
The Senior Firewall & Network Security Engineer (NGFW) is a senior, hands‑on technical specialist responsible for the end‑to‑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 ...