Sr. Professional Services Consultant | Active US Security Clearance

Palo Alto Networks • Plano, VA

6d • $140,000 - $210,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Professional Services Consultant is an integral part of our mission-focused Professional Services team. You will function as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Palo Alto Networks solutions, providing essential on-site and remote deployment and configuration expertise to our most critical clients. This highly technical, hands-on role requires you to maintain expert-level skills on our products and provide technical leadership, direction, and adherence to best practices. As a consultant, you'll dive deep into our platform, pushing the buttons, flipping the levers, and turning the knobs, to secure customer environments. While extensive experience with a competitor’s technology can play to your advantage, a solid foundation in networking and security technologies is equally as important as many engagements involve migrating clients to our platform for the first time.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with network and security solutions and technologies, including routing and switching, security appliances, virtual machines, and hypervisors.
• 3+ years of experience in maintaining security solutions in large-scale production environments.
• Must have expertise deploying or operating two or more of the following: Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) VM Series (AWS and/or Azure) Prisma Access / Prisma Access Browser
• Strong skills in Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) routing and TCP/IP networking .
• Comfortable implementing OSPF, IPSec VPN, and NAT.
• Experience with classified transport networks and cloud providers , including AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Strong understanding of VM/Public Cloud concepts.
• Experience with IDS/IPS solutions and technologies.
• Detailed technical experience in the installation, configuration, and operation of high-end firewall appliances, including NGFW policy optimization, PAN-OS installation, and High Availability (HA) troubleshooting.
• Proficient in designing, implementing and troubleshooting network issues across LAN, CAN, and WAN.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; proven ability to communicate effectively with senior leaders and technical peers.
• Proven ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and drive organizations and resources to complete required tasks.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, business, or equivalent education/training/experience.
• Ability to travel up to 25% annually for customer engagements, site visits, or project support
• U.S. Citizenship (required for security clearance eligibility)
• Active U.S. Security Clearance required at time of application

Nice To Haves

• Experience with one of the following: Cloud Security Assessment and Broker (CSAB) Data Loss Prevention (DLP) PAN-OS SD-WAN Internet of Things (IoT) Strata Cloud Manager (SCM)
• Experience with automation and scripting for security deployments.

Responsibilities

• Build and implement new architectures leveraging our security products and services, and migrate customers from legacy hardware onto Palo Alto Networks platforms.
• Create custom security policies and application signatures for unique client environments.
• Implement network segment controls in accordance with established frameworks, such as NIST and RMF.
• Troubleshoot integration issues, perform debug analysis, and mitigate threat events.
• Maintain implemented solutions and provide mentorship on code upgrades, platform changes, and new technology developments.
• Validate and implement proof of concepts (POCs) in lab environments.
• Provide technical implementation and strategy support, communicating effectively from engineering teams to C-suite executives.
• Work with our Technical Assistance Center (TAC) to troubleshoot and diagnose complex cases as escalations arise.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees