Firewall Consultant

Penta Consulting Ltd; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Penta Consulting Ltd seeks an experienced Firewall Consultant to provide hands-on support for NGFW environments in Riyadh. You will handle firewall administration, policy management, software upgrades, and troubleshooting to maintain a secure network posture.

Responsibilities include performing upgrades, rule reviews, incident investigations, and documenting procedures. The role requires collaboration with customer stakeholders and other teams to implement best practices.

Qualifications

• Hands-on administration of Palo Alto Networks firewall environments.
• Experience configuring and managing security policies to meet client requirements.
• Troubleshoot network security incidents and firewall issues.
• Perform software upgrades, patching, and routine system maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Perform administration and support of Palo Alto Networks firewall environments.
• Execute firewall software upgrades, patching activities, and system maintenance.
• Configure, implement, and manage security policies in line with customer requirements.
• Conduct firewall rule reviews, modifications, and optimisation activities.
• Troubleshoot network security incidents and resolve firewall-related issues.
• Support change management processes for firewall configuration updates.
• Work with internal teams and customer stakeholders to maintain a secure network posture.
• Provide technical recommendations and best-practice guidance for firewall operations.
• Assist with incident investigations and root cause analysis involving network security technologies.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and knowledge articles.
• Quickly learn and support new technologies introduced within the customer environment.

Skills

Firewall administration

Policy management

Troubleshooting

Software upgrades

Change management

Technical documentation

Incident response

Security best practices

Tools

Palo Alto Networks

Job description

# Firewall ConsultantJob Reference No.CR/03986Job Type: ContractLocation: Saudi ArabiaJob Reference No.: CR/03986We are seeking a highly motivated Extended Expertise Consultant to provide hands-on support and technical expertise for NGFW environments within a large enterprise customer setting in Riyadh. The consultant will be responsible for operational support, firewall administration, policy management, software upgrades, troubleshooting, and assisting with the adoption of security technologies.### Key Responsibilities* Perform administration and support of Palo Alto Networks firewall environments.* Execute firewall software upgrades, patching activities, and system maintenance.* Configure, implement, and manage security policies in line with customer requirements.* Conduct firewall rule reviews, modifications, and optimisation activities.* Troubleshoot network security incidents and resolve firewall-related technical issues.* Support change management processes for firewall configuration updates.* Work with internal teams and customer stakeholders to maintain a secure and stable network security posture.* Provide technical recommendations and best-practice guidance relating to firewall operations.* Assist with incident investigations and root cause analysis involving network security technologies.* Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and knowledge articles.* Quickly learn and support new technologies introduced within the customer environment.