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From the employer's careers site First seen 12 Nov 2026

Senior Firewall Engineer

KPN Amersfoort, UT Hybrid senior full-time

Salary

max €100,00 bruto per uur per hour

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Description

As a Senior Firewall Engineer at KPN, you will be part of a strategic Extranet migration program team, working on ensuring the migration of external connections is smooth, secure, and compliant.

Your responsibilities include:

  • Designing and implementing firewall policies for Extranet connectivity
  • Executing security changes required for migrations
  • Reviewing, optimizing, and cleaning up firewall rule sets
  • Building network segmentation and secure connectivity solutions
  • Analyzing and resolving firewall and connectivity issues
  • Participating in testing, cut-overs, and post-migration support
  • Ensuring everything meets the bank's security standards and governance processes
  • Automating tasks with Python, Ansible, or APIs where possible

You have:

  • At least 5 years of experience as a Firewall Engineer or Network Security Engineer
  • Hands-on experience with enterprise firewall platforms
  • Strong knowledge of firewall policy management, network segmentation, secure connectivity, and access control/security governance
  • Experience with migration or transformation projects
  • Experience in large enterprise environments
  • A relevant certification, such as PCNSE or Fortinet FCP/FCSS, or comparable experience

Nice to have:

  • Experience with Palo Alto NGFW and Panorama
  • Knowledge of Check Point and/or Fortinet
  • Experience with Extranet connectivity and enterprise WAN
  • Automation experience with Python, Ansible, or APIs

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Skills

Required

  • firewall policy management
  • network segmentation
  • secure connectivity
  • access control
  • security governance
  • Python
  • Ansible
  • APIs

Nice to have

  • Palo Alto NGFW
  • Panorama
  • Check Point
  • Fortinet
  • Extranet connectivity
  • enterprise WAN

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/KPN/744000161120298-senior-firewall-engineer

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