Contract to Hire - Senior Network Engineer SME (Palo Alto) - US Citizen only (W2) - Varite, Inc
Houston, TX 77046
About the Job
Looking for a Palo Alto SME.
Handles the Network Infrastructure-
-Senior Network Security Engineer – very Palo Alto Focused. Palo Alto SME needed.
(-Designing and architecture of Palo Alto should be listed in the resume. Example of what environment of Palo Alto you have worked with.)
-We need a Firewall resource but at the same time we need a strong Network Security resource.
- Should have experience in host internet-facing web applications. (Should have large enterprise Palo Alto experience)
-Internet Edge Architectures, designing exp, hosting it.
-Start with On-prem then going into AWS. -How to integrate AWS in to Terraform. (Infrastructure Code)
-Guy coming in from big Infrastructure/enterprise level environment.
-Have over 100 firewalls to manage.
-This job is really going to be contract to hire.
Job Description:
-The Sr. Network Engineer SME (Palo Alto) is the global corporate network teams firewall and security SME in the analysis, assessment, development, and evaluation of network security solutions and architectures to secure networks, applications, operating systems and databases. This is position is a SME position on the network architect and engineering team and is the security liaison for the team. This role is hands on design and implementation of various network security stack architectures with a primary focus on Palo Alto firewalls. Additionally, the Sr. Network Firewall Security Engineer assists in the development of network security requirements, assists in technical regulatory compliance efforts, evaluates security services and technologies, and reviews and documents information security policies and procedures as well as provides monitoring and oversight for alerts in this environment to hand off to Operations.
-The Sr. Network Engineer SME has a broad, generalist knowledge of on-prem infrastructure security and knowledge in public cloud infrastructure and automation. They will ideally have a specialist area in network security (Palo Alto firewalls, DMZ , Segmentation, Client, WAF, DDOS, redundancy architectures, end point security, etc) , but are able to turn their attention to and learn something new rapidly. This role will include capabilities on presenting network security solution design options for securing Internet and Partner facing architectures, container security, multi-cloud and end point security awareness.
Responsibilities:
Strong Understanding of Palo Alto Firewalls
Deploying Palo Alto firewalls in AWS and Azure (VM, NGFW and CN)
Understands network and cloud firewall deployments and architectures
Architecting and Engineering DMZ security for Internet facing web applications
Network segmentation of non-prod and production environments
Understanding various vendor solutions that are used to secure various architectures
Proactively identify and determine priority for any network security gaps
Mentors other Network Engineers for security best practices
Point of Contact for all escalations from engineering and ops teams
Firewall standards and tools used to audit standards are applied
Firewall rule cleanup tools and procedures
Works with security teams to create and/or steer processes for identifying and remediating vulnerabilities and risk
Serve as point of escalation point for network security solutions
Keep abreast of new cloud and automation developments, evaluate alternative approaches, and recommend new software or modifications which enhance operations and development activities.
Identify opportunities and make recommendations to improve availability, reliability, efficiency, performance and overall service within the distributed computing environment and associated departments
Provide clear documentation of technical solutions and communicate plans to management and customers
Perform related duties as required or assigned
Required Skills:
7-10 years experience managing various network architectures
5+ years experience on Palo Alto firewalls and securing Internet facing applications
3+ years of experience in Public Cloud technologies including AWS and Microsoft Azure specifically in networking and security solutions and implementation.
5+ years of technical experience with network security technologies (ex. Firewalls, proxy and network segmentation)
5+ years experience working with routing protocols BGP and OSPF
Preferred Skills:
Experience in DevOps scripting and automation using tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Chef, and/or Terraform
Understanding of Openshift, Docker and Kubernetes container environment
Experience with DLP, WAF, DDOS, IPS/IDS
Experience with Palo Cloud, SOAR, Twistlock, Redlock and Prisma Access
Experience with various endpoint security solutions
Information Technology/Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Information Technology/Cisco Certified Network Professional Security (CCNP)
Required Education:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science
Handles the Network Infrastructure-
-Senior Network Security Engineer – very Palo Alto Focused. Palo Alto SME needed.
(-Designing and architecture of Palo Alto should be listed in the resume. Example of what environment of Palo Alto you have worked with.)
-We need a Firewall resource but at the same time we need a strong Network Security resource.
- Should have experience in host internet-facing web applications. (Should have large enterprise Palo Alto experience)
-Internet Edge Architectures, designing exp, hosting it.
-Start with On-prem then going into AWS. -How to integrate AWS in to Terraform. (Infrastructure Code)
-Guy coming in from big Infrastructure/enterprise level environment.
-Have over 100 firewalls to manage.
-This job is really going to be contract to hire.
Job Description:
-The Sr. Network Engineer SME (Palo Alto) is the global corporate network teams firewall and security SME in the analysis, assessment, development, and evaluation of network security solutions and architectures to secure networks, applications, operating systems and databases. This is position is a SME position on the network architect and engineering team and is the security liaison for the team. This role is hands on design and implementation of various network security stack architectures with a primary focus on Palo Alto firewalls. Additionally, the Sr. Network Firewall Security Engineer assists in the development of network security requirements, assists in technical regulatory compliance efforts, evaluates security services and technologies, and reviews and documents information security policies and procedures as well as provides monitoring and oversight for alerts in this environment to hand off to Operations.
-The Sr. Network Engineer SME has a broad, generalist knowledge of on-prem infrastructure security and knowledge in public cloud infrastructure and automation. They will ideally have a specialist area in network security (Palo Alto firewalls, DMZ , Segmentation, Client, WAF, DDOS, redundancy architectures, end point security, etc) , but are able to turn their attention to and learn something new rapidly. This role will include capabilities on presenting network security solution design options for securing Internet and Partner facing architectures, container security, multi-cloud and end point security awareness.
Responsibilities:
Strong Understanding of Palo Alto Firewalls
Deploying Palo Alto firewalls in AWS and Azure (VM, NGFW and CN)
Understands network and cloud firewall deployments and architectures
Architecting and Engineering DMZ security for Internet facing web applications
Network segmentation of non-prod and production environments
Understanding various vendor solutions that are used to secure various architectures
Proactively identify and determine priority for any network security gaps
Mentors other Network Engineers for security best practices
Point of Contact for all escalations from engineering and ops teams
Firewall standards and tools used to audit standards are applied
Firewall rule cleanup tools and procedures
Works with security teams to create and/or steer processes for identifying and remediating vulnerabilities and risk
Serve as point of escalation point for network security solutions
Keep abreast of new cloud and automation developments, evaluate alternative approaches, and recommend new software or modifications which enhance operations and development activities.
Identify opportunities and make recommendations to improve availability, reliability, efficiency, performance and overall service within the distributed computing environment and associated departments
Provide clear documentation of technical solutions and communicate plans to management and customers
Perform related duties as required or assigned
Required Skills:
7-10 years experience managing various network architectures
5+ years experience on Palo Alto firewalls and securing Internet facing applications
3+ years of experience in Public Cloud technologies including AWS and Microsoft Azure specifically in networking and security solutions and implementation.
5+ years of technical experience with network security technologies (ex. Firewalls, proxy and network segmentation)
5+ years experience working with routing protocols BGP and OSPF
Preferred Skills:
Experience in DevOps scripting and automation using tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Chef, and/or Terraform
Understanding of Openshift, Docker and Kubernetes container environment
Experience with DLP, WAF, DDOS, IPS/IDS
Experience with Palo Cloud, SOAR, Twistlock, Redlock and Prisma Access
Experience with various endpoint security solutions
Information Technology/Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Information Technology/Cisco Certified Network Professional Security (CCNP)
Required Education:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science
Source : Varite, Inc