Palo Alto Certified Network Engineer

Job Title: Network Engineer 3
Location: Fort Worth, TX - 76102 (100% Onsite)
Duration: 12 months contract with possible extension

Experience:
• Experience: 15+ years of dedicated network engineering experience, with at least 5 years actively configuring the specified vendor hardware.

Job Description:
• Infrastructure Management: Design, configure, and maintain enterprise routing and switching fabrics utilizing Cisco switches, alongside software-defined branch networks powered by Cisco Meraki.
• Network Security & Access: Manage perimeter security and zero-trust policies via Palo Alto firewalls and Aruba Network Access Control (NAC) solutions.
• Traffic Engineering & Access: Configure and support high-availability application delivery using F5 load balancers and maintain secure remote access networks via F5 VPN. 
• Wireless & Edge Connectivity: Deploy enterprise-grade wireless networks using Aruba Wi-Fi controllers and establish primary/failover cellular endpoints using Cradle point technology.
• Escalation & Support: Serve as a Tier 3 technical lead for complex routing, switching, load balancing, wireless, and security issues.

Qualifications:
• Routing & Switching: High proficiency with Cisco enterprise switches (e.g., Catalyst, Nexus series), standard routing protocols, VLANs, and spanning-tree optimizations. 
• Firewalls & Security: Hands-on experience writing and auditing security profiles, NAT rules, and decryption policies on Palo Alto firewalls (PAN-OS).
• Application Delivery: Advanced knowledge of F5 BIG-IP infrastructure, including Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Global Traffic Manager (GTM), and SSL orchestration.
• Identity & Mobility: Strong experience managing wireless infrastructure with Aruba Wi-Fi and controlling network access policies through Aruba ClearPass (NAC).
• Cloud & Cellular Edge: Operational proficiency with Cisco Meraki dashboard orchestration and Cradle point Net Cloud manager for cellular backup links.