Cybersecurity Firewall Analyst III # 26-17813 at US Tech Solutions
Charlotte, NC
$70–$75/hrfrom the description
Jul 24, 2026
Charlotte, NC
Jul 26, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A contract-to-permanent engineering role focused on designing, deploying, and maintaining enterprise SASE and network inspection security platforms. Day-to-day work centers on Palo Alto Prisma Access, F5 BIG-IP, and cloud-delivered security services such as SWG, CASB, and ZTNA, including migrating legacy proxy environments to modern SASE architectures. Suits an experienced cybersecurity engineer with deep Zero Trust and enterprise network security hands-on expertise.
Senior level · 6+ years · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Contract
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What the occupation pays Median $134,330 (middle half $105,388–$169,385). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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The posting is a 6-month contract with a temp-to-perm (contract-to-hire) pathway; classified as Contract accordingly.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role blends hands-on security engineering (designing/implementing SASE, Zero Trust, threat prevention — pointing to 15-1212) with significant network/infrastructure engineering work (BGP, IPSec, routing, F5 BIG-IP, high availability design — pointing toward 15-1299 or 15-1244). 15-1212 was chosen because the primary framing is cybersecurity posture, policy, and threat detection rather than general infrastructure operations.
The Skillsets section is presented as a flat list without explicit 'Required' vs. 'Preferred' sub-headings, except that Python and Terraform are explicitly marked '(Preferred)' inline. All other skills in the list were treated as required gates consistent with the role's stated responsibilities and the 4+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience requirement.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's degree… or equivalent professional experience may be considered,' so the degree requirement is set to None.
Industry certifications (CISSP, CISA, CISM, GIAC) are explicitly described as 'preferred,' not required.
The role is explicitly onsite in Charlotte, NC; remote is false.
Ignored 3 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Palo Alto Prisma Access, Palo Alto Threat Prevention, Network Automation.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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