Network Engineer Consultant(Palo AltoCloudEngineer)

The State of South Carolina is looking for a Network Engineer - Consultant (Senior Palo Alto Cloud Engineer)

Why is this position open: New position - The Sr. Palo Alto Cloud Engineer will collaborate with Product Owners, Applications Owners, Network and Security teams to design and deliver optimal solutions for large-scale app and infrastructure cloud solutions. This is not a developer role. This position requires demonstrated proficiency in Palo Alto cloud firewalls with a similar level of expertise in cloud architecture and design.

Will close to submissions on 07/28 at 5:00PM EST.

Interview Process: 1 round, Virtual/Online

Duration of the Contract: 12 months

Possibility for Extension: Yes

Work Location: Hybrid (2 days in office, 3 days remote).

Candidate Location: Candidate MUST be a NC, GA, SC resident and willing to relocate to SC prior to starting the role at their own expense. (Preference for resources local to South Carolina at the time of submission).

If a candidate falsely lies on a resume regarding actual skillset (work experience) and/or a supplier submits a candidate's resume with false experience and education; then the candidate will be disqualified immediately upon discovery of such dishonesty. Also, if a candidate is selected for an interview and it is determined that the candidate is using an AI tool during the process, the interviewer reserves the right to cancel the interview immediately.

Full job description attached & required/preferred skills are stated below.

Required Skills

• College Degree or 10+ years of experience as a Palo Alto Cloud Engineer
• Holds one of the following certifications: Palo Alto, AWS, or Azure certification
• 10 years experience in network security and engineering
• 5+ years of hands-on experience designing, deploying, scaling, upgrading, troubleshooting, and optimizing Palo Alto VM-series firewalls in both AWS and Azure cloud environments.
• Experience with panorama management, security policy design, threat prevention tuning, and log analysis required.
• Must demonstrate ability to architect zero-trust controls using Palo Alto technology.
• 5 years experience in deploying, configuring and maintaining BIG-IP F5 LTM

Preferred Skills

• PCNSA, PCNSE
• SC100 - Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect
• AWS Certified Cloud Solutions Architect
• Palo Alto Firewalls
• INFOBLOX DDI
• F5 LTM/ASM/I-RULES
• FORESCOUT
• OPSWAT METADEFENDER/ICAP
• Prisma Cloud
• Cisco Umbrella