Palo Alto Cloud Engineer - Contract - Columbia, SC
Palo Alto Cloud Engineer
Location: Columbia,
SC Hybrid (2 days in office, 3 days remote).
Interview Process: 1 round, Virtual/Online
Duration: 12 Months
Employment Type: Contract
Experience Required: 10+ Years
Project Scope:
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior
Palo Alto Cloud Engineer to design, implement, and support secure cloud
infrastructure across AWS and Azure environments. This is a hands-on
engineering role focused on deploying and managing cloud security solutions,
including Palo Alto VM-Series Firewalls and F5 technologies. The ideal
candidate will have extensive experience in cloud security architecture, Zero
Trust implementations, and enterprise firewall management.
Key Responsibilities:
· Design and deploy
secure, scalable, and highly available cloud infrastructure in AWS and Azure.
· Deploy,
configure, and manage Palo Alto VM-Series Firewalls in cloud environments.
· Configure and
support F5 BIG-IP LTM and ASM solutions.
· Troubleshoot and
resolve cloud infrastructure and security configuration issues.
· Design and
implement Zero Trust security architectures.
· Configure
Panorama for centralized firewall management.
· Develop and
maintain security policies, threat prevention, logging, and monitoring
solutions.
· Ensure cloud
environments comply with security and regulatory standards.
· Work closely with
infrastructure, networking, security, and application teams.
· Create and
maintain technical documentation, deployment guides, and incident reports.
Required Skills & Experience:
· 10+ years of
Network Security and Engineering experience.
· Minimum 5 years
of hands-on experience with Palo Alto VM-Series Firewalls in both AWS and
Azure.
· Strong experience
with:
- Panorama Management
- Security Policy Design
- Threat Prevention
- Log Analysis
· Experience
designing and implementing Zero Trust security architectures.
· Minimum 5 years
of experience deploying and supporting F5 BIG-IP LTM.
· Strong knowledge
of AWS and Azure cloud infrastructure.
Preferred Skills:
· Palo Alto
Firewalls
· F5 BIG-IP LTM
· F5 ASM
· F5 iRules
· Infoblox DDI
· Forescout
· OPSWAT MetaDefender/ICAP
· BIG-IP F5 XC
· Prisma Cloud
· Cisco Umbrella
Preferred Skills:
· PCNSA or PCNSE
· Microsoft SC-100
Cybersecurity Architect
· AWS Certified
Solutions Architect
Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related
field
OR
10+ years of equivalent professional
experience as a Palo Alto Cloud Engineer.
Must hold at least one Palo Alto, AWS, or
Azure certification.