Palo Alto Network Security Specialist

8 years

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Job Type

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Job Description

Palo Alto Network Security Specialist


What you’ll do


  • Operate & support (L2/L3)


  • Manage PAN-OS firewalls in 

    HA

    ; policy design, NAT, VPN (

    IPsec/SSL

    ), routing (

    BGP/OSPF

    ), SSL decryption.
  • Triage and resolve P1/P2 incidents; root-cause analysis with packet captures (tcpdump/Wireshark) and threat logs.
  • Maintain 

    GlobalProtect

    , Threat Prevention, URL Filtering, 

    WildFire

    , DNS security; tune & reduce false positives.
  • Perform 

    backups, config drift checks

    , and golden-config enforcement.


  • Deliver projects


  • Plan and execute 

    upgrades

    , migrations (to Panorama/device groups), new site turn-ups, and rulebase clean-ups.
  • Author 

    MOPs

    , run pre/post checks, and execute 

    maintenance-window

     changes with safe rollback.


  • Governance & hygiene


  • Drive rule recertification (shadowed/unused/over-permissive rules), object naming standards, tags/expirations.


  • Automation & tooling


  • Use Panorama APIs / 

    Ansible/Terraform

     (nice-to-have) for policy-as-code, health checks, and reporting.
  • Integrate with 

    SIEM/SOAR

     (e.g., Cortex XDR/XSOAR, Splunk) and ticketing (

    ServiceNow/Jira

    ).


What makes you a strong fit


  • 4–8+ years in 

    network security

    , 3+ years hands-on with 

    Palo Alto (PAN-OS 9/10/11) & Panorama

    .
  • Deep knowledge of policy design, NAT/VPN, routing (BGP/OSPF), and platform features (Threat Prevention, WildFire, URL Filtering).
  • Strong troubleshooting with logs/pcaps; comfortable leading customer bridges during P1s.
  • PCNSE

     preferred / 

    PCNSA

     minimum; solid TCP/IP and Linux fundamentals.


Nice to have


  • Cortex XDR/XSOAR

    , DNS Security, SD-WAN basics, Prisma Access exposure (as secondary skill only).
  • Scripting/automation (Python, Ansible/Terraform), cloud networking (AWS/Azure).


Immediate joiners only

Competitive Salary for the right candidate

Excellent comms and Customer facing ability



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