Senior Firewall Consultant

Zachary Piper Solutions • San Francisco, CA

422d • $130,000 - $160,000

About The Position

The Senior Firewall Consultant will play a crucial role in deploying, migrating, and maintaining firewalls within a large enterprise environment. This position is focused on providing high-level support and expertise in network security, specifically with Palo Alto Networks products. The consultant will work closely with customers and internal teams to ensure effective implementation of security solutions and optimize existing firewall policies.

Requirements

• High level of experience with Panorama and log collectors
• Experience with Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW)
• Experience with Global Protect
• Large enterprise firewall experience (5k and 7k)
• BS in Computer Science, MIS, business, or equivalent education/training/experience or equivalent military experience required
• 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 industry certifications - CISSP, CCNA, CNSE, JNCIE-SEC
• Ability to handle multiple projects and work calmly in high pressure
• Excellent writing and strong verbal communication skills, with demonstrable ability to communicate to senior leaders and technical peers

Responsibilities

• Work full-time to support the customer remotely
• 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
• Help customer deploy, migrate, and maintain existing firewalls
• 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

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO
• 12+ Paid Holidays
• Cigna Healthcare
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401k

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree