Were hiring a Palo Alto Network Security Specialist to design, implement, and operate next-gen firewall and SASE controls across enterprise and cloud networks.
You will own policy architecture, automation, and incident response for a multi-tenant, high-availability environment using PAN-OS, Panorama, Prisma Access, GlobalProtect, and integrations with SOC tooling (Cortex XDR / XSOAR or equivalents).
What youll 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 Global Protect, 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 to 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, Wild Fire, 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.(ref : hirist.tech)