Palo Alto Network Engineer - L3- Bilingual
Posted
Summary
L3 bilingual network security engineer based in Montreal (3 days/week in office) who plans and executes Palo Alto firewall migrations and upgrades, manages firewall configs, VPNs and routing, and provides L2/L3 production support. Core stack: Palo Alto Networks firewalls, Panorama, GlobalProtect.
Position: Palo Alto Network Engineer
- L3- Bilingual
Work Model: 3 days in office
Location: Montreal
Key Responsibilities
- · Plan, design, and execute Palo Alto Firewall migration and
upgrade projects.
- · Perform firewall policy review, rule optimization, and
security hardening.
- · Manage firewall deployments, configuration changes, and
troubleshooting activities.
- · Support VPN, GlobalProtect, NAT, routing, and security policy
configurations.
- · Monitor firewall health, performance, and security incidents.
- · Provide L2/L3 support for production network security issues.
- · Conduct firewall audits and ensure compliance with security
standards.
- · Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, and security teams
during migrations and transformations.
- · Create and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and
standard operating procedures.
Required Skills
- · 5+ years of hands-on experience with Palo Alto Networks
firewalls.
- · Strong experience in firewall migration, implementation, and
support.
- · Expertise in Panorama, GlobalProtect, IPS/IDS, URL Filtering,
and Threat Prevention.
- · Strong understanding of TCP/IP, Routing, NAT, VPNs, and
network security principles.
- · Experience troubleshooting complex firewall and connectivity
issues.
- · Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Certifications
- · PCNSA (Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security
Administrator)
- · PCNSE (Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security
Engineer)
Experience
- · 8-10 years in Network Security / Firewall Engineering.
- · Experience in large enterprise firewall migration programs is
highly preferred.