Network Engineer – Consultant / Senior Palo Alto Cloud Engineer

Network Engineer – Consultant / Senior Palo Alto Cloud Engineer 
Columbia, SC 29210 - Hybrid - 3 Days Remote
12 Months + Possible Extension


Required Skills

• 10+ years of 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.
• Strong hands-on experience with:
  • Palo Alto Panorama
  • Security Policy Design
  • Threat Prevention Tuning
  • Firewall Log Analysis
• Proven ability to architect and implement Zero Trust security controls using Palo Alto technologies.
• 5+ years deploying, configuring, and maintaining F5 BIG-IP LTM.
• College Degree OR 10+ years of equivalent Palo Alto Cloud Engineering experience.
• Must hold at least one relevant Palo Alto, AWS, or Azure certification.

Key Technical Experience
Candidates should have strong experience with:

• Palo Alto VM-Series Firewalls
• AWS & Azure Cloud Architecture
• Panorama Templates & Device Groups
• GlobalProtect in Cloud
• High Availability / HA
• VPN and Traffic Routing on VM-Series
• F5 BIG-IP LTM / ASM / iRules
• Cloud Security Design and Operations
• Monitoring, Logging, Auditing, and Security Compliance

The position includes hands-on deployment of Palo Alto VM-Series and F5 BIG-IP LTM/ASM within AWS and Azure, troubleshooting across development/test/production environments, and implementing secure Zero Trust cloud infrastructure.
Preferred Skills

• Palo Alto Firewalls
• F5 LTM / ASM / iRules
• Infoblox DDI
• Forescout
• OPSWAT MetaDefender / ICAP
• BIG-IP F5 XC
• Prisma Cloud
• Cisco Umbrella

Preferred Certifications

• PCNSA / PCNSE
• SC-100 – Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect