Firewall Administrator (Palo Alto) at Frankfort, KY (Hybrid Work) - Direct State Client

[Chetan Akella]

Dear Partners,                                                                                                     

We have an urgent requirement for a Firewall Administrator (Palo Alto). Please go through the below details and forward matching resumes along with the Rate, Current Location and Contact Details to  chaitany...@harveynash.com.

 

 

Title: Network Specialist-Firewall Administrator

Location: Frankfort, KY 40601

Duration: Long-term Indefinite Contract

 

Note: In-Person interview

 

Hybrid Role: 3 days onsite 2 days remote.

 

Job Description
We are seeking experienced professionals with strong Palo Alto firewall administration backgrounds.

Minimum Required Experience

• At least 3 years of direct, hands-on administration of Palo Alto firewalls (3K and 5K series) managed by Panorama.

Required Technical Experience

• Building and maintaining Security and NAT policies
• Managing HA firewall active/standby configurations
• Supporting HA pairs with multiple virtual firewalls
• Strong CLI usage for troubleshooting and performance data collection
• Performing PAN-OS upgrades on HA firewalls and HA Panorama management consoles (minimum two upgrade cycles completed)
• Administering and troubleshooting:
• GlobalProtect VPN environments
• IPSEC VPN tunnels to WAN and third-party vendors
• Mixed-vendor environments (including Cisco and Cradlepoint devices)
• Working knowledge of BGP for VPN tunnel configuration
• Experience with Palo Alto dedicated log collectors
• Use of firewall templates and template stacks in Panorama
• User-ID integration with Active Directory and RADIUS
• Multi-factor authentication implementation with Azure
• SSL certificate implementation and lifecycle use on Palo Alto firewalls
• External Dynamic List configuration and management
• Using firewall logs to inform and automate policy decisions
• Effective use of TAG objects beyond rule documentation/identification
• Experience working directly with Palo Alto Support to resolve platform issues

Additional Network Experience

• Layer 2 and 3 network experience preferred