Senior Palo Alto Cloud Engineer

DP Professionals

Columbia, SC

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Analysis Skills, Auditing, Automation, Cisco Network Systems, Cloud Architecture, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Configuration Management, Consulting, Documentation, F5 BIG-IP, F5 Network Software, Firewalls, Government, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), High Availability, Hybrid Cloud, Identify Issues, Internet Security, Maintain Compliance, Microsoft Product Family, Microsoft Windows Azure, Network Security, PCI, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Production Systems, Public Cloud, Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), Security Compliance, Security Design, Security Policy, Software Engineering, Team Player, Test Plan/Schedule, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), VPN (Virtual Private Network), Virtual Machine (VM), Writing Skills
LOCATION
Columbia, SC
POSTED
6 days ago
DPP is seeking a Senior Palo Alto Cloud Engineer for an opportunity in Columbia, SC.
 
Work location: Hybrid – Columbia, SC
Duration: 12 months, with the possibility of extension
Work Schedule: 2 days in office, 3 days remote
Term: W2 position
Candidate location: Candidates must a SC resident or be willing to relocate to SC prior to their start date
 
Position description:
  • The Senior Palo Alto Cloud Engineer will collaborate with product owners, application owners, network and security teams to design and deliver optimal solutions.
  • Candidates should possess proficiency in both public and hybrid cloud models.
  • Exceptional consulting skills and the ability to clearly derive desired states from customer requests are essential.
  • The role also requires the ability to work with delivery teams.
  • This role is hands-on in delivery, requiring active involvement in the implementation and execution of security 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.
Daily duties and responsibilities:
  • Design and deploy highly available, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure with a focus on AWS and Azure cloud.
  • Manage and deploy VM-Series Palo Alto firewalls in Azure and AWS cloud.
  • Manage and deploy F5 BIG-IP LTM and ASM in Asure and AWS cloud.
  • Analyze and resolve configuration issues in development, test, and production environments.
  • Familiar with major security compliance frameworks and building effective monitoring, logging, and auditing of production systems to ensure compliance with mandated compliance policies (ARC-AMP (formerly known as MARS-E) NIST, HIPAA, PII, SOX, PCI, CMMC, CUI, etc.)
  • Experience implementing secure (zero trust) infrastructure in cloud.
  • Security experience with government customers.
Required skills and experience:
  • 10 years of experience in network security and engineering
  • Minimum 5 years hands-on experience designing, 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 of experience in deploying, configuring and maintaining BIG-IP F5 LTM.
Additional skills/duties:
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Self-starter
  • Explicit experience in panorama templates and device groups, global protect in cloud, and high availability VPN/Traffic routing on VM-Series
  • Experience designing and maintaining infrastructure in AWS/Azure
  • Cloud security design, operations, and automation experience
  • Documentation of security tools, deployment configuration, incident reports, etc.
Required education:
  • College degree or 10+ years of equivalent experience as a Palo Alto cloud engineer
  • Must hold Palo Alto, AWS, or Azure certification
Preferred skills:
  • Palo Alto firewalls
  • F5 LTM
  • F5 ASM
  • F5 I-RULES
  • Infoblox DDI
  • Forescout
  • OPSWAT MetaDefender/ICAP
  • BIG-IP F5 XC
  • Prisma Cloud
  • Cisco Umbrella
Preferred certifications:
  • PCNSA, PCNSE
  • SC100 - Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect
  • AWS Certified Cloud Solutions

Interested? Learn more:
Click the apply button or contact Loren at Loren.Graham@dppit.com to learn more about this position (#26-00843).

Authorized US Worker - US Citizens and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time. EOE/AA/V/D

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