Palo Alto Network SME

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GENESYS Consulting Services, Inc.

Palo Alto Network SME

New York, NY
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Key Responsibilities:

    • Provide subject matter expertise (SME) in Palo Alto firewall technologies, including Panorama, App-ID, User-ID, threat prevention, and global protect VPN.
    • Review and validate current firewall configurations, security policies, NAT rules, and routing across various locations.
    • Design and implement optimized Palo Alto firewall policies aligned with security best practices and institutional requirements.
    • Collaborate with network leads at the various locations to plan and execute firewall migrations, including cutover planning and rollback procedures.
    • Analyze and translate existing firewall rulesets to Palo Alto syntax and logic.
    • Conduct pre-migration assessments, gap analysis, and post-migration validation and testing.
    • Assist in developing and refining Method of Procedures (MOPs), migration playbooks, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
    • Participate in troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and resolution of complex network or firewall-related issues.
    • Support knowledge transfer and mentoring of internal technical staff.

    Required Qualifications:

    • 10+ years of experience in enterprise network engineering and firewall administration.
    • 5+ years of hands-on experience with Palo Alto Networks firewalls, including centralized management with Panorama.
    • Proven experience in complex firewall migrations, security policy design, and rulebase optimization.
    • Strong background in Layer 2/3 networking, VLANs, routing protocols (OSPF, BGP), NAT, VPNs, and high availability configurations.
    • Familiarity with security best practices (NIST, CIS Benchmarks) and modern threat prevention mechanisms.
    • Experience with packet capture analysis, log correlation, and advanced troubleshooting techniques.
    • Excellent communication, documentation, and collaboration skills.
    • Palo Alto certifications preferred (PCNSE, PSE, or equivalent).

    Education and Experience:

    • Bachelor's degree.
    • A minimum of 15+ years of related experience.
    • 2+ years of supervisory experience OR 5+ years of program/project management experience.

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