Fort Worth, TX area - mostly remote, local candidates preferred for periodic onsite This is a senior Network Security Architect role spanning secure hybrid connectivity, advanced routing, next-gen firewall management, DNS security, and zero-trust private networking design - not a firewall-admin backfill. Must-Have Hands-on Palo Alto Networks and/or Azure Firewall configuration and management Advanced

BGP/OSPF

routing protocol experience in enterprise, multi-path environments Deep DNS architecture and security experience (DNSSEC, DNS filtering, threat prevention) Zero-trust private networking design experience (VNets, subnets, segmentation) 5+ years of network security architecture experience Strong cross-functional communication - able to translate business needs into architecture Nice-to-Have CISSP, CEH, or equivalent network security certification Experience in a regulated or high-availability industry Experience mentoring network engineering teams Cloud security architecture experience (Azure preferred)