Network Security Engineer
PwC is hiring a Network Security Engineer in Athens, Greece. Level rates it ; you can apply on PwC.
Level's read on this job
- Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this cybersecurity role: aI is not part of the work.
- The posting mentions Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet and Imperva among its tools and skills.
- Level classes it as a mid-level role.
- PwC has 3,700+ other open roles on Level.
AI in this role
Network Security Engineer needed to design, implement, and maintain enterprise network and application security infrastructure.
Job Description & Summary
We’re a team that transforms vision into tech-enabled reality. We look for those who see technology not just as tools or platforms, but as the invisible infrastructure behind strategy, performance, and growth. We turn bold ideas into scalable, secure, and human-centered solutions.
SHAPING TOMORROW
Make a real impact, today, and tomorrow, through work that matters. Here, you will tackle today’s toughest challenges with a future-focused mindset; so our clients turn to us first when it matters most.
Make a real impact
In this dynamic environment, we are looking for ambitious and self-driven Network Security Engineers to join our Cyber Security Tech team.
- Participate in the design, implementation and continuous improvement of enterprise network, network security, SASE, web application security and API security solutions
- Deploy, configure and maintain enterprise security infrastructure, including SASE platforms, next-generation firewalls, Web Application Firewalls and API security platforms
- Administer and support Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet security technologies, including firewalls, centralized management platforms, VPN services, threat-prevention capabilities and security policies
- Administer and support Imperva and Fortinet application-security technologies, including Imperva WAF, Imperva API Security, FortiWeb and FortiAppSec Cloud
- Support the implementation and operation of SASE capabilities, including Secure Web Gateway, Zero Trust Network Access, cloud-delivered firewall services, CASB integration and remote-user connectivity
- Configure and maintain Palo Alto Networks technologies such as PAN-OS, Panorama, GlobalProtect, Prisma Access, FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiClient, FortiSASE, FortiWeb, FortiAppSec Cloud and Secure SD-WAN
- Configure, maintain and optimize Web Application Firewall policies for internet-facing and internal web applications, including managed security rules, custom rules, access controls, IP reputation, geo-based restrictions and application-specific exceptions
- Onboard websites, web applications and APIs to Imperva WAF, Imperva API Security, FortiWeb and FortiAppSec Cloud, coordinating DNS, certificates, origin servers, routing and application dependencies
- Implement API security controls, including API discovery and inventory, OpenAPI and schema validation, JSON and XML protection, authentication validation, API-key controls, JWT validation, access restrictions and rate limiting
- Protect web applications and APIs against common application-layer threats, including injection attacks, cross-site scripting, malicious file uploads, protocol violations, credential abuse, automated attacks and OWASP web and API security risks
What you bring matters
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related field
Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience as a Network Engineer, Network Security Engineer, Firewall Engineer or Application Security Engineer
Hands-on experience with Palo Alto Networks firewalls and technologies such as PAN-OS, Panorama and GlobalProtect
Hands-on experience with Fortinet technologies such as FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer and FortiClient
Hands-on experience with Web Application Firewall technologies, preferably Imperva WAF, FortiWeb or FortiAppSec Cloud
Experience with cloud-delivered security and SASE platforms, preferably Palo Alto Prisma Access, FortiSASE or equivalent technologies
Understanding of SASE and Security Service Edge capabilities, including Secure Web Gateway, Zero Trust Network Access, Firewall as a Service and Cloud Access Security Broker
Experience with SD-WAN architecture, deployment, routing, application steering and connectivity troubleshooting
Experience with firewall policy design, application-based controls, security profiles, NAT, URL filtering, intrusion prevention and threat-prevention services
Strong verbal and writing skills in English and Greek
BRING YOUR BEST, EVERYDAY
Your skills, integrity, and curiosity make the difference. At PwC Greece, we match that with an environment that brings out your best every day – supported by people who inspire, challenge, and grow with you.
What we offer goes beyond a competitive package. It’s about creating the conditions for you to learn, belong, and deliver impact. That means:
Your work life-balance supported by a hybrid working model
Your creativity sparked in collaborative office spaces
Your career growing through local and global opportunities
Your development advanced with continuous learning and professional certifications
Your well-being cared for with extra leave days and wellness initiatives
Your perspective valued in an inclusive team where your impact matters
Want to unlock new value by applying your unique perspective and talents? At PwC Greece, you lead by example. Our standards for quality and care are high – and together we surpass them. We redefine possibilities for our clients and communities.
Challenge accepted?
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All applicants will be acknowledged and treated in the strictest confidence.
How we rate this
Network Security Engineer at PwC rates 10 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Little AI. AI is not part of the work.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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- $160k
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- Tell me about a project where network security was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where api security was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where cloud security was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where zero trust was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where firewall configuration was part of your work. What did you do?
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- List these exact terms on your resume: Network Security, API Security, Cloud Security, Zero Trust, and Firewall Configuration. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
- Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.
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