Senior Network Security Engineer

About the role

About Valar Atomics

At Valar Atomics, we're redefining what's possible in energy. Our mission is to make clean, high-temperature nuclear power scalable—unlocking abundant energy for industry, hydrogen, and next-generation manufacturing. We are a team of builders, engineers, and operators who believe nuclear energy should be fast to deploy, factory-made, and built for the real world. Our first pilot plant in Orangeville, Utah will demonstrate how advanced nuclear systems and fuel fabrication can power the future. Joining Valar Atomics means becoming part of a company where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level.

The Team

As part of the Business organization, IT & Enterprise Software delivers the technology infrastructure, enterprise applications, and digital tools that power Valar's operations. The team ensures secure, reliable, and scalable technology solutions that support every function across the company.

The Role

Valar Atomics is seeking a hands-on Senior Network Security Engineer to design, implement, and maintain our enterprise network security infrastructure. This role focuses heavily on Palo Alto Networks firewall administration, secure remote access via GlobalProtect VPN, cloud connectivity across Azure and AWS, and network access control for wired, wireless, and IoT devices. The ideal candidate combines deep firewall/routing expertise with practical experience securing endpoints, cameras, and IoT devices through certificate-based (TLS/802.1X) authentication. This position is fully on-site at our Torrance, CA location.

Key Responsibilities

Firewall & Network Security

- Configure and manage Palo Alto Networks firewall security policies, NAT rules, and threat prevention profiles

- Design and implement Palo Alto Firewall routing (static, dynamic, and policy-based routing)

- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize firewall performance and rule sets

VPN & Cloud Connectivity

- Build, configure, and maintain GlobalProtect VPN for secure remote access

- Create and manage site-to-site VPN tunnels between on-premises infrastructure and Azure and AWS environments

- Troubleshoot VPN connectivity, tunnel stability, and routing issues across hybrid cloud environments

Identity, Certificates & Access Control

- Integrate and manage EZPKI and EZRadius (Azure-based SaaS RADIUS and SaaS TLS/PKI services) for certificate-based network authentication

- Deploy and support TLS-based 802.1X authentication for IP cameras and other IoT devices

- Configure 802.1X network access control policies across wired and wireless infrastructure

- Integrate and manage AWS CA and AWS PKI infrastructure

Switching & LAN Infrastructure

- Configure and maintain routing on Ruckus switches

- Support VLAN segmentation, inter-VLAN routing, and network access policies for IoT and camera device segments