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

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