Must Haves:

• Active TSSCI and ability to sit and maintain a CI Poly
• Bachelor's degree and 12 years of directly relevant experience. Add'l experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• 8570 IAT Level II Baseline Certification (e.g. CCNA Security, CySA , GICSP, GSEC, Security CE, CND, SSCP)- immediately
• 10 years of hands-on Cisco / Palo Alto Firewall experience in both engineering and Operations and maintenance roles.
• Comfortability brief and working with senior stakeholders for updates on the environment
• Knowledge of palo alto concepts like Panorama Installation, Panorama HA Config, Panorama Template and Template Stacks, Panorama Policy creation and push to group of Firewalls and Verify Push, Palo Alto Route configuration, Palo Alto IPSec Site to Site VPN Config and Troubleshooting, Palo Alto VM in AWS, Palo Alto IPS Configuration, Palo Alto Virtual Router / Systems, Palo Alto Firewall HA

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experienced with DISA and DISA’s support to mission partners

Day-To-Day:

An employer is looking for a Palo Alto Engineer to sit in Arlington, VA! This person will be responsible for identifying and remediating misconfigurations, conflicting rules, security gaps, firewall, and load balancer security issues. This includes providing Tier 3 support to operations network administrators and maintaining all hardware and software components at vendor-supported levels. The position involves supporting the creation of monthly network device performance and traffic utilization reports, developing, and participating in After Action Reports (AARs), and offering expert advice on managing and operating all Palo Alto devices. The role also includes interacting with senior stakeholders to set objectives and goals based on Palo Alto Networks technologies, evaluating current technologies and processes to identify gaps, and providing requirements and strategies for future cybersecurity operations.