Palo Alto Architect

STEM Solutions • Reston, VA

17h • Onsite

About The Position

Our partner is seeking a Palo Alto Architect. The environment includes eight PA-3410s and 2,245 VM Flex Credits for virtual firewalls, with an anticipated expansion of NGFWs within the next calendar year. Those firewalls include a mix of PA-1400, PA-3400, and our newest PA 5500 PQC capable devices. The EEC will deploy these firewalls according to the established architecture and manage them via a Panorama M-700 with 1000 device licenses. This role requires extensive knowledge of Palo Alto Networks products and adherence to industry best practices. In addition to PANW/Strata, this resource must also have experience with the VM series. Work full-time at the customer site in Reston, VA. 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

Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of Palo Alto Networks products and adherence to industry best practices
• Experience with the VM series
• Must have an active CI Poly clearance
• Must have minimum Sec+ (SecurityX (fkna CASP) is acceptable)
• High level of experience with Panorama and log collectors
• Detailed technical experience in the installation, configuration, and operation of high-end firewall appliances, ideally Palo Alto Networks® products
• Experienced in internetworking, LAN, and WAN technologies
• Good understanding of Internet protocols and applications
• Effectively handle multiple projects and work calmly in high pressure
• Excellent writer, with strong verbal communication skills, with demonstrable ability to communicate to senior leaders and technical peers

Nice To Haves

• 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)
• Possess the following industry certifications: CISSP, CCNA, CNSE, JNCIE-SEC
• Really looking for the CNSE as a requirement not just a nice to have

Responsibilities

• 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
• Work with the customer's security & network teams to build confidence across the business units impacted by the change to Palo Alto Networks

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree