Firewall Automation Engineer (Hibrido, Porto)

A Shore é uma empresa portuguesa de tecnologia que liga talento a inovação desde 2007. Especializada na gestão de talento tecnológico, deu em 2026 um novo salto, expandindo a sua oferta para áreas de Software Engineering, Data & AI e IT Core Services, posicionando-se como um parceiro end-to-end na transformação digital. Trabalhamos com alguns dos principais players de setores como banca, telecomunicações, saúde e setor público, desenvolvendo soluções escaláveis, orientadas a dados e com impacto real no negócio. Na Shore, combinamos know-how técnico, cultura de proximidade e foco nas pessoas para construir tecnologia com propósito e equipas preparadas para o futuro.

Descrição da Função

We are looking for a Firewall Automation Engineer to join a Network Security Development team and contribute to the evolution of a self-service firewall automation platform. The role combines Software Engineering and Enterprise Network Security, with a strong focus on developing secure, scalable and reliable automation workflows for firewall rule management across Fortinet FortiGate/FortiManager and VMware NSX-T environments. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Python/Django development, REST APIs and enterprise network security, with hands-on experience automating firewall operations and integrating security platforms. Principais Responsabilidades: - Design, develop and optimize end-to-end firewall automation workflows using Python and Django/REST Framework, covering request, validation, approval and provisioning processes. - Develop and maintain robust API integrations to orchestrate firewall changes across FortiManager/FortiOS and VMware NSX-T Managers. - Automate the management of firewall policies, address objects, security groups and related network security configurations. - Implement pre-change validation mechanisms, including syntax validation, conflict detection and policy compliance checks. - Design and implement failure recovery and rollback mechanisms, ensuring idempotent and safe automation with minimal risk of disruption to production traffic. - Develop comprehensive unit and integration tests to ensure the reliability, security and maintainability of the automation platform. - Ensure all automated firewall changes comply with security policies, governance requirements and internal compliance standards. - Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and follow Infrastructure as Code and software engineering best practices. - Document source code, API contracts, automation workflows and technical designs to facilitate knowledge transfer and long-term maintainability. - Collaborate with Network Security, NetSecOps and Software Engineering teams to continuously improve the automation platform. Requisitos mínimos: - Experience combining Software Engineering and Enterprise Network Security. - Advanced knowledge of Python 3 and hands-on experience with Django and/or Django REST Framework. - Strong experience designing and consuming REST APIs and developing automation backends. - Experience with asynchronous task processing, such as Celery and Redis, for managing long-running network operations. - Practical experience with Git and CI/CD platforms such as GitLab CI or GitHub Actions. - Good understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and modern software development practices. - Deep knowledge of FortiGate/FortiOS and FortiManager architectures. - Strong hands-on experience automating Fortinet firewall policies and objects through FortiManager APIs (JSON-RPC/REST). - Deep understanding of VMware NSX-T architecture and networking/security concepts. - Hands-on experience with the NSX-T Policy API and automation of firewall policies and security groups. - Solid understanding of enterprise routing, switching, network zoning and micro-segmentation. - Experience implementing secure automation with a strong focus on validation, error handling, rollback and idempotency. - Strong understanding of network security principles, firewall policy management and security compliance. - Good technical documentation, communication and problem-solving skills.

Localização

• Porto, Portugal