Senior Security Engineer – Palo Alto Strata Firewalls, Migration Specialist
Job Description:
• Lead end‑to‑end migrations from legacy firewall platforms to Palo Alto Strata NGFW.
• Perform pre‑migration assessments, rule analysis, and configuration transformations using tools such as Expedition.
• Design and implement clean, optimized Palo Alto configurations.
• Execute cutovers, validate traffic flows, and provide post‑migration stabilization support.
• Analyze and rationalize existing firewall rulebases to eliminate redundancies, unused rules, and excessive access.
• Tune Threat Prevention, URL filtering, and WildFire to improve detection and reduce risk.
• Troubleshoot complex network and security issues across Layers 3–7.
• Support firewall upgrades, best‑practice checks, and ongoing optimization initiatives.
• Develop and maintain deployment documentation, runbooks, and standardized Methods of Procedure (MOPs).
Requirements:
• 5+ years of experience in network and security engineering with strong hands‑on expertise in Palo Alto NGFW / Strata Firewalls
• Proven experience performing firewall migrations and rulebase optimization in enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of routing, NAT, VPNs, segmentation, and Layer 7 security controls.
• Hands‑on experience with Panorama, Expedition, and Palo Alto Best Practice Assessments.
• Solid understanding of Zero Trust concepts and modern security architectures.
Benefits:
• medical and dental coverage
• disability
• retirement benefits
• paid leave
• paid time off
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• Lead end‑to‑end migrations from legacy firewall platforms to Palo Alto Strata NGFW.
• Perform pre‑migration assessments, rule analysis, and configuration transformations using tools such as Expedition.
• Design and implement clean, optimized Palo Alto configurations.
• Execute cutovers, validate traffic flows, and provide post‑migration stabilization support.
• Analyze and rationalize existing firewall rulebases to eliminate redundancies, unused rules, and excessive access.
• Tune Threat Prevention, URL filtering, and WildFire to improve detection and reduce risk.
• Troubleshoot complex network and security issues across Layers 3–7.
• Support firewall upgrades, best‑practice checks, and ongoing optimization initiatives.
• Develop and maintain deployment documentation, runbooks, and standardized Methods of Procedure (MOPs).
Requirements:
• 5+ years of experience in network and security engineering with strong hands‑on expertise in Palo Alto NGFW / Strata Firewalls
• Proven experience performing firewall migrations and rulebase optimization in enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of routing, NAT, VPNs, segmentation, and Layer 7 security controls.
• Hands‑on experience with Panorama, Expedition, and Palo Alto Best Practice Assessments.
• Solid understanding of Zero Trust concepts and modern security architectures.
Benefits:
• medical and dental coverage
• disability
• retirement benefits
• paid leave
• paid time off
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