This includes deep dive troubleshooting, root cause analysis (RCA), and collaboration with other IT teams and vendors.\\\ • Palo Alto Networks Management: \\\ o Configuration & Administration: Design, implement, configure, and manage Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs), including security policies, App-ID, User-ID, Content-ID, URL filtering, threat prevention, VPNs (IPSec, SSL), and GlobalProtect.\\\ o Panorama Management: Administer and optimize Panorama for centralized management of Palo Alto Networks firewalls.\\\ o Advanced Features: Implement and troubleshoot advanced features like Wildfire, SSL decryption, and various security profiles.\\\ o Upgrades & Patches: Plan, test, and execute firmware/software upgrades and patches for Palo Alto Networks devices.\\\ • Knowledge of protocols BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, SPT, TRUNKS, VLANs, Port-Channel,\\\ Static routing\\\ • Palo Alto Command line\\\\Cisco ASA Command Line\\\\Sophos\\\\SonicWALL\\\\Palo Alto Prisma as well\\\ • A high level of Palo Alto expertise in design, configuration, migrations, tuning and\\\ customization of features\\\ • Thorough knowledge of Panorama, Wildfire, Global Protect, and other Palo Alto features\\\ including and not limited to SSL decryption\\\ • Familiarity with Data Centre environment and hosted deployments/cloud.\\\ • Experience with Wireshark or other protocol analyzers.\\\ • Excellent communication skills - both written and verbal.\\\ • Must be flexible to work outside of business hours as per business requirements.\\\ • Experience in a multi-vendor network security environment.\\\ • Familiarity with Data Center environments and hosted deployments/cloud.\\\ • Experience with IT Service Management (ITSM) tools. • Knowledge of protocols BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, SPT, TRUNKS, VLANs, Port-Channel, Static routing • Palo Alto Command line\Cisco ASA Command Line\Sophos\SonicWALL\Palo Alto Prisma as well • A high level of Palo Alto expertise in design, configuration, migrations, tuning and customization of features • Thorough knowledge of Panorama, Wildfire, Global Protect, and other Palo Alto features including and not limited to SSL decryption • Familiarity with Data Centre environment and hosted deployments/cloud.