Palo Alto Network Security Engineer - Maryland, United States - Infinite Resource Solutions

Description

Job Description

• Work on-site full-time at the customer site to perform network security

appliance cutovers.

• Communicate effectively with customers, sales teams, peers, engineering,

and support teams as necessary.

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of the customer's environment,

requirements, and security roadmap to deploy the appropriate security
solution.

• Configure, implement and maintain Security Operating Platforms.
• Optimize and migrate policies and objects from the existing environment to

our Next-Gen Firewall.

• Test and validate the migration environment to ensure seamless transitions.
• Coordinate and execute cutovers to production while guiding code upgrades.
• Facilitate the development of new applications and threat signatures.
• Interact with our Technical Assistance Center (TAC) to understand and

diagnose support cases.

• Occasionally travel based on customer requests.
• Collaborate with the customer's security and network teams to instill

confidence across impacted business units during Palo Alto Networks
implementation.

• Implement network segment controls aligning with NIST and RMF

frameworks.

• Validate and implement proof of concepts in lab environments.
• Provide technical implementation and strategy support to the customer,

effectively communicating engineering details to C-suite executives.
Your Experience
Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, business, or

equivalent education/training/experience

• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience with network

and security solutions and technologies, including routing
and switching, security operations, virtual machines, and
hypervisors

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in maintaining security

solutions in large-scale production environments
Technical Skills

• Detailed technical experience in the installation,

configuration, and operation of high-end firewall
appliances, specifically with Palo Alto Networks products

• Proficient in troubleshooting network issues across LAN and

WAN

• Experience with cloud providers, including AWS, GCP, or

Azure, is beneficial
Certifications

• Industry certifications such as CISSP, CCNA, CNSE,

JNCIE-SEC, and/or PCNSA/E are required

• Must have a DoD 8570 IAT Level II Compliant Certification

(Sec+, CCNA Security, CISSP, etc.)
Key Competencies

• Strong verbal communication skills, detail-oriented, and

comfortable in a customer-facing environment

• Excellent written communication skills with the ability to

communicate effectively with both senior leaders and
technical peers

• Proven ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously

and work calmly under high-pressure situations

• Project leadership experience with the ability to drive

organizations and resources to complete required tasks in
service of end goals
Additional Requirements

• Successful completion of an additional background

screening

• Willing to obtain and maintain a US Government security

clearance

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