12762 - IT - SCDHHS - Network Engineer - Consultant - Palo Alto Cloud Engineer
Location - Columbia SC
Duration - 12 Months
Start Date - 3 August 2026
Last Date of submission - 28 July 2026
The State of South Carolina is looking for a Network Engineer - Consultant (Senior Palo Alto Cloud Engineer)
Why is this position open: New position - 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).
Required skills
Education - College Degree or 10+ years of experience as a Palo Alto Cloud Engineer
Certification - Holds one of the following certifications: Palo Alto, AWS, or Azure certification
10 years experience in network security and engineering
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.
Experience with panorama management, security policy design, threat prevention tuning, and log analysis required.
Must demonstrate ability to architect zero-trust controls using Palo Alto technology.
5 years experience in deploying, configuring and maintaining BIG-IP F5 LTM.
Preferred skills
PCNSA, PCNSE
SC100 - Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect
AWS Certified Cloud Solutions Architect
Palo Alto Firewalls
INFOBLOX DDI
F5 LTM/ASM/I-RULES
FORESCOUT
OPSWAT METADEFENDER/ICAP
Prisma Cloud
Cisco Umbrella
Scope of the project:
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. Candidates should possess proficiency in both public and hybrid cloud models. Exceptional consulting skills and the ability to clearly derive desired states from customer requests are essential. The role also requires the ability to work with delivery teams. Importantly, this role is hands-on in delivery, requiring active involvement in the implementation and execution of security 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
DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Design and deploy highly available, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure with a focus on AWS and Azure Cloud.
- Manage and deploy VM-Series Palo Alto firewalls in Azure and AWS cloud.
- Manage and deploy F5 BIG-IP LTM and ASM in Azure and AWS cloud.
- Analyze and resolve configuration issues in development, test, and production environments.
- 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., ARC-AMP (formerly known as MARS-E), NIST, HIPAA, PII, SOX, PCI, CMMC, CUI, etc.).
- Experience implementing secure (zero trust) infrastructure in cloud.
- Security experience with state and local government customers
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