Palo Alto Firewall Network Security Engineer

India
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Job Description

To install, support and maintain the Palo Alto suite of products. The Engineer will be responsible for the design, development, implementation, maintenance and enhancement of security infrastructure systems and equipment. This position will involve remote site troubleshooting and support of complex Data Centre solutions.

Requirements and skills

Knowledge and experience installing and supporting Palo Alto Security Appliances (minimum three years)
Experience of installing Cisco and HP networking equipment.
Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer 7-8 (PCNSE7-8) certification
Preferred CCNP certified (or higher)
Data knowledge of protocols BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, SPT, TRUNKS, VLANs, Port-Channel,
Static routing networking topologies and protocols. Examples being MPLS, VRF, SIP, Traffic Shaping / QoS
Palo Alto Command line Cisco command line
Must have a good networking background and understanding
A high level of Palo Alto expertise in design, configuration, migrations, tuning and
customisation 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 of supporting clients remotely and face to face, along with experience of working with SIP providers
Experience with Wireshark or other protocol analysers
Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal
Must be flexible to work outside of business hours as per business requirements.
Needs to be able to remain calm under pressure and ensure a logical thought process is maintained.

Educational Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in business, computer science, or management information systems
12 – 14 or more years of industry-related experience as a Network Engineer or Network Administrator

Desirable

Knowledge of Avaya and/or Mitel phone solutions
Experience of the Python programming language

Key Responsibilities

Design and deploy functional networks (LAN, WLAN, WAN)

Design, Deploy and Manage firewalls, Palo Alto

Monitor network performance and integrity

Resolve issues tiers of support have escalated by troubleshooting cloud and local infrastructure

Responsible for LAN installation including switches and routers. (Cisco and HP)

Automate tasks and monitor their effectiveness

Mentor team members on technical issues

Create, oversee and test security measures (e.g. access authentication and disaster recovery)

Pro-actively review and maintain client infrastructure\

Communicate with users when needed

Maintain complete technical documentation

Suggest improvements to network performance, capacity and scalability

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