Palo Alto Lead

• Implement products, platforms, software, hardware, or appliance-based solutions related to network and network security.
• Solve unique or complex problems that have a broad impact on the business. Take a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions.
• Interface with management and vendors to develop and implement new solutions to meet business requirements.
• Multi-site datacenter design, migrations and buildouts with disaster recovery planning and implementation.
• Multi-site WAN/MAN/SDWAN design, implementation and support.
• Design, implementation and support of cloud environment connected to the enterprise network (direct, VPN)
• Design and manage the rollout of various network infrastructures with necessary capacity planning, performance tuning, and configuration optimization.
• Perform network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes and security configurations.
• Maintain network security across the global enterprise; analyze networks for security threats. Monitor organizations networks for security breaches and investigates violations when they occur.
• Use network tools for administration, maintenance, automation, and visualization reporting.
• Develops technical documentation describing the deployment, configuration, and management of network infrastructure.
• Participates in IT security audits. Responds to existing audits and ensures required controls are implemented as required.
• Builds strong relationships outside of IT to understand business needs. Communicates complex details in a way that people can understand. Advocates for the end user and stakeholder by becoming associated with the products, empathizing with and understanding user needs.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience with Palo Alto Prisma Cloud, Next-Generation Firewalls, Cortex XDR, Pan-OS, Panorma, and Global Protect.
• Technical Certifications such as CCNP, NSE4-6, PCNSE, PCNSA, PCSAE, AZ-700, etc. are highly desirable.
• 5+ Years of Experience in designing, implementing, and supporting data and converged network infrastructure including most of the following:802.1x, vPC, VXLAN, Routing Protocols including OSPF and BGP, LAN/WAN/Wireless protocols, Network Management tools Load Balancers, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Firewalls, Web Application Firewalls, and other network related technologies in support of a corporate network.

Required Skills:

• In-depth knowledge of Cisco IOS, NXOS, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, VXLAN
• Experience with Datacenter virtualization technologies.
• Experience with cloud (Azure or AWS) network/infrastructure technologies.
• Experience with Cisco and similar VOIP telephony infrastructure.
• Experience planning, designing, and deploying network architectures using templates at scale using Fortinet, Palo Alto, or Cisco technologies.
• Proven ability in network capacity and performance planning and monitoring.
• Possess a thorough understanding of 802.11 wireless principles.
• Strong ability with end-user device connectivity.
• In Depth knowledge of QoS and traffic shaping.
• Knowledge of 802.1X and SAML/SSO implementation strategies.
• Proven ability to analyze and solve tier 3 network incidents.
• Experience with network automation utilizing GitLab, Ansible, Python, or similar.
• You should possess excellent communication and client service skills, both written and oral, including a proven ability to create detailed technical documentation.
• You should possess strong analytical skills and a demonstrated ability to troubleshoot problems.