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Title: Palo Alto Network Engineer
Location: Plano, TX ( 3 days onsite )
Type: Contract to Hire (W2 Only - No C2C, Client does not sponsor visa's)
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Must Haves: at least 1 Palo Alto Certification required
Description:
- At least 5 years' operational experience supporting proxy servers, including hardware refresh, software testing, software upgrades, policy construction, proxy automatic configuration file (proxy.pac) coding/testing/debugging, and complex troubleshooting techniques (e.g., debugging latency issues, authentication issues, and application functionality issues)
- At least 4 years' operational experience supporting Blue Coat technology (Proxy SG, Management Center, Proxy AV/Content Analysis System (CAS), WebPulse, Data Leak Prevention (DLP), integrated windows authentication from another enterprise-class proxy vendor (Cisco, Forcepoint (formerly Raytheon Websense), Intel Security (McAfee), Zscaler, or Palo Alto Networks
Preferred Qualifications:
- At least 4 years' technical leadership experience for a large enterprise network or 4 years' experience on large enterprise projects or at least 4 years' experience supporting a large enterprise infrastructure
- At least 6 years' operational experience supporting proxy servers, including hardware refresh, software testing, software upgrades, policy construction, proxy automatic configuration file (proxy.pac) coding/testing/debugging, SSL interception, and complex troubleshooting techniques (e.g., debugging latency issues, authentication issues, and application functionality issues)
- At least 4 years operational experience supporting Blue Coat technology (Proxy SG, Director/Management Center, Proxy AV/Content Analysis System (CAS), WebPulse, Data Leak Prevention (DLP), integrated windows authentication from another enterprise-class proxy vendor (e.g., Cisco, Forcepoint (formerly Raytheon Websense), or Intel Security (McAfee))
- Blue Coat Certified Proxy SC Administrator (BCCPA) certification Blue Coat Certified Proxy SC Professional (BCCPP) certification
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified Solutions Architect Associate
- Network engineers updated skillset Specialized Palo Alto engineer - management, design, implementation, and deployment.
- At least one Palo Alto certification.
- Dynamic Routing configuration and troubleshooting
- Packet level review and analysis for troubleshooting and design.
- Rule design using NAT
- Firewall log and flow reviews using an observability platform - observability dashboard creation a plus
- Python or shell scripting a plus.
- We would prefer a working knowledge of AWS at all levels, but that is not required
