We are looking for Network Engineer - Consultant - Palo Alto Cloud Engineer (Min 10+yrs Exp) HYBRID (Web Cam Interview)
Number of positions: 1
Length: 12Months +
Work Address: South Carolina,
Immediate Interviews Web Cam Interview
POSITION: SENIOR PALO ALTO CLOUD ENGINEER
The State of South Carolina is looking for a Network Engineer - Consultant (Senior Palo Alto Cloud Engineer)
The Sr. Palo Alto Cloud Engineer will collaborate with Product Owners, Applications Owners, Network and Security teams to design and deliver optimal solutions for large-scale app and infrastructure cloud solutions. This is not a developer role. This position requires demonstrated proficiency in Palo Alto cloud firewalls with a similar level of expertise in cloud architecture and design.
Work Location: Hybrid (2 days in office, 3 days remote).
Candidate Location: Candidate MUST be a NC, GA, SC resident and willing to relocate to SC prior to starting the role at their own expense. (Preference for resources local to South Carolina at the time of submission).
DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Design and deploy highly available, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure with a focus on AWS and Azure Cloud.
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Manage and deploy VM-Series Palo Alto firewalls in Azure and AWS cloud.
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Manage and deploy F5 BIG-IP LTM and ASM in Azure and AWS cloud.
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Analyze and resolve configuration issues in development, test, and production environments.
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Familiar with major security compliance frameworks and building effective monitoring, logging, and auditing of production systems to ensure compliance with mandated compliance policies (e.g.,
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ARC-AMP (formerly known as MARS-E), NIST, HIPAA, PII, SOX, PCI, CMMC, CUI, etc.).
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Experience implementing secure (zero trust) infrastructure in cloud.
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Security experience with state and local government customer
REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
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10 YEARS' EXPERIENCE IN NETWORK SECURITY AND ENGINEERING
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MINIMUM 5 YEARS HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE DESIGNING, DEPLOYING, SCALING, UPGRADING, TROUBLESHOOTING, AND OPTIMIZING PALO ALTO VM-SERIES FIREWALLS IN BOTH AWS AND AZURE CLOUD ENVIRONMENTS.
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EXPERIENCE WITH PANORAMA MANAGEMENT, SECURITY POLICY DESIGN, THREAT PREVENTION TUNING, AND LOG ANALYSIS REQUIRED.
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MUST DEMONSTRATE ABILITY TO ARCHITECT ZERO-TRUST CONTROLS USING PALO ALTO TECHNOLOGY.
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5 YEARS' EXPERIENCE IN DEPLOYING, CONFIGURING AND MAINTAINING BIG-IP F5 LTM
REFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
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PALO ALTO FIREWALLS
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F5 LTM
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F5 ASM
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F5 I-RULES
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INFOBLOX DDI
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FORESCOUT
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OPSWAT
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METADEFENDER/ICAP
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BIG-IP F5 XC
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PRISMA CLOUD
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CISCO UMBRELLA
PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS:
ADDITIONAL SKILLS/DUTIES:
EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION SKILLS, BOTH WRITTEN AND VERBAL.
SELF-STARTER
EXPLICIT EXPERIENCE IN PANORAMA TEMPLATES AND DEVICE GROUPS, GLOBAL PROTECT IN CLOUD, AND HIGH AVAILABILITY VPN/TRAFFIC ROUTING ON VM- SERIES
EXPERIENCE DESIGNING AND MAINTAINING INFRASTRUCTURE IN AWS/AZURE
CLOUD SECURITY DESIGN, OPERATIONS, AND AUTOMATION EXPERIENCE
DOCUMENTATION OF SECURITY TOOLS, DEPLOYMENT CONFIGURATION, INCIDENT REPORTS, ET
Required Education:
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COLLEGE DEGREE OR 10+ YEARS OF EQUIVALENT
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EXPERIENCE AS A PALO ALTO CLOUD ENGINEER
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MUST HOLD PALO ALTO, AWS, OR AZURE CERTIFICATION
Required/Desired Skills
Candidates must have ALL the "Required" skills in order to be considered for the position. "Desired" or "Highly Desired" skills are a PLUS but may NOT be required.
Skill Matrix
| Experience with Business workflow processes | Required / Desired | Amount of Experience | Years of Expe Years rience |
| College Degree or 10+ years of experience as a Palo Alto Cloud Engineer | Required | 10 | Years |
| Holds one of the following certifications: Palo Alto, AWS, or Azure certification | Required | | |
| 10 years' experience in network security and engineering | Required | 10 | Years |
| 5+ years of hands-on experience designing, deploying, scaling, upgrading, troubleshooting, and optimizing Palo Alto VM-series firewalls in both AWS and Azure cloud environments. | Required | 5 | Years |
| Experience with panorama management, security policy design, threat prevention tuning, and log analysis required. | Required | | |
| Must demonstrate ability to architect zero-trust controls using Palo Alto technology. | Required | | |
| 5 years' experience in deploying, configuring and maintaining BIG-IP F5 LTM | Required | 5 | Years |
| PCNSA, PCNSE | Preferred | | |
| SC100 - Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect | Preferred | | |
| AWS Certified Cloud Solutions Architect | Preferred | | |
| Palo Alto Firewalls | Preferred | | |
| INFOBLOX DDI | Preferred | | |
| F5 LTM/ASM/I-RULES | Preferred | | |
| FORESCOUT | Preferred | | |
| OPSWAT METADEFENDER/ICAP | Preferred | | |
| Prisma Cloud | Preferred | | |
| Cisco Umbrella | Preferred | | |
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