Network Security Engineer (Palo Alto Prisma Access)

Greetings from SwaaS!

Role: Palo Alto Prisma Access / Network Security Engineer

Experience: 5+ years

Location: Guindy, Chennai

Key Responsibilities & Required Skills:

1. Required Experience:

   5+ years in enterprise network security, including

   3+ years of hands-on Palo Alto Prisma Access experience

   .
2. Design, deploy, and manage

   Palo Alto Prisma Access (SASE/SSE)

   , including GlobalProtect, ZTNA, Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Remote Networks, and Service Connections.
3. Configure and maintain

   Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW)

   , including PA-Series, VM-Series, Panorama, and PAN-OS, covering firewall policies, threat prevention, SSL/TLS decryption, HA, and upgrades.
4. Implement

   Zero Trust, network segmentation, and secure connectivity

   across enterprise networks, data centers, and cloud environments, including IPsec VPN, SD-WAN, and IT/OT security.
5. Manage identity-integrated security using

   Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), SAML, LDAP, and SCIM

   , including device posture checks and identity-based access policies.
6. Secure cloud network infrastructure across

   Microsoft Azure and/or AWS

   , with strong networking knowledge in TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, DNS, NAT, and packet analysis using Wireshark/tcpdump.
7. Monitor security events and support incident response using

   Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Strata Logging Service, or Cortex Data Lake

   , including threat detection, investigation, and mitigation.
8. Automate network security operations using

   Python, REST/XML APIs, Ansible, and Terraform

   . Manage configuration changes through ServiceNow and support compliance requirements such as ISO 27001, SOX, and NIST CSF.

9. Preferred:

   PCNSE/PCSAE certification, Zscaler, Cortex XDR/XSOAR, OT/ICS security, and CCNP/CCIE Security or cloud security certifications. Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills are essential.