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Palo Alto Architect
Description
Are you looking to take the next steps in your career as a Palo Alto NGFW Network Engineer and Team Lead? Let's chat and see if we are a good match!
Opportunity :
Virtual Service Operations is searching for an experienced Palo Alto Engineer to join our dynamic IT team in Rancho Cordova, CA. This hybrid role requires candidates to work 2-3 days per week on-site. In this role, you will provide guidance and technical support to clients deploying our security integrations. You'll act as the technical partner, providing strategic guidance around complex systems to secure a digital environment. Interacting directly with the client, you'll partner closely with client personnel to guide and suggest integrations to better serve their success. Your thorough understanding of our product integrations contributes to the development of new principles and concepts - providing detailed analysis around what's working, what's not, and what could be better.
This in an ideal opportunity if :
You enjoy implementation work, are proactive about resolving potential concerns, and operate well around strict best practices that enable our clients on their road to a more secure digital world.
You're creative, innovative, and you love a challenge - learning how integrations might work better around new products and technologies.
Key Responsibilities :
Work full-time to support the end client in a hybrid work environment (2-3 days per week on-site)
Communicate with the customer(s), sales teams, peers, engineering and support teams as appropriate
Understand the customer environment, requirements, and security roadmap to implement the appropriate security solution
Configure, implement, and maintain Security Operating Platform
Optimize and migrate policies and objects from the existing environment to our Next-Gen Firewall
Test and validate the migration environment
Coordinate and execute cutover to production
Provide guidance on code upgrades
Facilitate the development of new application and threat signatures
Interact with our Technical Assistance Center (TAC) to understand and diagnose support cases
Some travel may be required, dependent on customer request
You work with the customer's security & network teams to build confidence across the business units impacted by the change to Palo Alto Networks
Qualifications
6 years of experience deploying Palo Alto networking products and NGFW
4 years of management experience, with a proven track record of leading and mentoring teams of network security engineers.
High level of experience with Panorama and log collectors
NGFW
Global Protect
BS in Computer Science, MIS, business, or equivalent education / training / experience
Minimum of 5 years' experience with network / security solutions and technologies (BGP, SD-WAN concepts, VXLAN and general routing and switching)
Minimum of 3 years' experience leading security solutions in large environments
Detailed technical experience in the installation, configuration, and operation of high-end firewall appliances, ideally Palo Alto Networks® products
Experience in internetworking, LAN, and WAN technologies
Good understanding of Internet protocols and applications
Possess the following industry certifications : CISSP, CCNA, CNSE, JNCIE-SEC
Ability to effectively handle multiple projects and work calmly in high pressure
Excellent writing skills, with strong verbal communication skills, with demonstrable ability to communicate to senior leaders and technical peers
Requirements
Minimum of 6 years experience deploying Palo Alto Networking Products
Minimum of 6 years experience with NGFW
Minimum of 4 years experience as a Team Lead
Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires U.S. citizenship status.
Must be able to work full-time to support the end client in a hybrid work environment (2-3 days per week on-site) in Rancho Cordova, CA.
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