Consultant

Job Description (Posting).

Network Security Engineer

We are looking for a Network Security Engineer with skills working with the Palo Alto firewalls. Network certifications and practical experience in networking and network security is desirable.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

Perform regular firewall policy analysis tasks for firewall policy hardening

Perform or assist with customer firewall deployments

Track, document, and remediate vulnerabilities

Implement firewall rules

Serve as NGFW escalation point

Troubleshoot and resolve failures

Implement configuration changes as needed

Perform packet captures and assist with connectivity troubleshooting as needed

Perform compliance tasks (audit) as needed

Perform patches and upgrades as needed

Top Skills:

Experience with Palo Alto physical and vm-series firewalls

Experience with layer 2, layer 3, transparent, and tap deployments

Experience with Panorama

Route/Switch and routing protocol knowledge

VPN configuration and troubleshooting

CLI navigation and troubleshooting

Access Control Policy rule creation and maintenance

IPS/IDS configuration & concepts

URL filtering configuration & concepts

Malware detection/blocking configuration & concepts

Multi-virtual Router Routing

Route & policy-based traffic forwarding

Understanding firewall events and event types

Experience with HA deployments

Experience with multi-site environments

Packet capture and analysis

Familiarity with log management systems

Nice to have, but can learn:

Experience in deploying virtual firewalls in cloud environments like AWS

Secondary but also helpful: Palo Alto ACE/PCNSE Certifications

Change Management processes

Cultural Requirements:

Collaboration skills

Ownership, Quality & Rigor

Resilience Ability to overcome adversity

Documentation skills

Desire to always be learning and improving skills

Skills:

Security, Firewall, Threat Defense, Panorama, Access Control, IPS, IDS, Malware detection, Multi-VRF Routing, configuration, maintenance, HA Deployments, Task Management

(1.) Depending on the work environment, the subject matter expert may lead or be an active participant of a work-group with the need for specialized knowledge. (2.) Meet all agreed-upon turnaround times for deliverables, deliverable reviews, or deliverable sign-off (3.) Understands, articulates and implements best practices related to his area of expertise. (4.) Provides guidance on how his area of capability can resolve an organizational need and actively participates in all phases of the solution life cycle. Design Solutions and best practices to meet clients objective. (5.) Work with clients to identify business challenges and contribute to client deliverables by refining, analyzing, and structuring relevant data