Firewall OPS Engineer - Palo Alto

Tata Consultancy Services; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 115,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Annual Incentive

Medical Coverage

Parental Leaves

Auto & Home Insurance

Certification & Training Reimbursement

Vacation & Holidays

401K Plan

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Plano, TX seeks an Experienced Network Security Engineer to manage Palo Alto firewalls, policy implementation, and threat prevention for enterprise networks. The role covers VPN technologies, NGFW configuration, and cloud security integrations, with emphasis on high availability and security operations.

Responsibilities include leading security support, optimizing firewall policies, monitoring with SIEMs like Splunk/Sentinel, and reporting security findings while

Qualifications

• Experienced Network Security Engineer with Palo Alto firewall administration and threat prevention.
• Strong knowledge of SSL/TLS, TCP/UDP, HTTP, DNS and related protocols.
• Proficient in NGFWs configuration and centralized management with Panorama.
• Hands-on IPSec VPNs, HA deployments, and cloud security integrations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary security environment support lead and resolve configuration issues.
• Maintain and optimize firewall policies for enterprise networks.
• Monitor security posture using SIEMs and perform log analysis.
• Test and report security findings using industry criteria.
• Identify threats and vulnerabilities and take appropriate actions.
• Consult on network performance, throughput, and security architecture changes.
• Define and maintain security policies.
• Occasionally update security system protocols and architecture.

Skills

Palo Alto firewalls

Security policy management

Threat prevention

VPN technologies

NGFW configuration

Panorama management

Cloud security integrations

SIEM integrations

Network security operations

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science

Tools

Panorama

Splunk

Microsoft Sentinel

CLI diagnostics

ACC

Job description

• Experienced Network Security Engineer with strong expertise in Palo Alto Networks firewall administration, security policy management, threat prevention, VPN technologies, and enterprise network security operations.
• Strong understanding of network and security protocols including SSL/TLS, TCP/UDP, HTTP, FTP/SFTP, NTP, Telnet, NFS, SSH, LDAP and DNS etc.
• Proficient in configuring and managing Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs), including App-ID, User-ID, Content-ID, NAT, routing, and access control.
• Hands‑on experience with IPSec VPNs, High Availability (HA) deployments, and Panorama for centralized firewall management.
• Possesses a solid foundation in networking technologies, including TCP/IP, VLANs, subnetting, routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, RIP), Policy‑Based Forwarding (PBF), and ECMP
• Skilled in cloud security integrations involving Prisma Access, AWS, Azure, and Cloud NGFW deployments.
• Experienced in security monitoring, log analysis, SIEM integrations (Splunk, Sentinel), and advanced troubleshooting using packet captures, traffic flow analysis, CLI diagnostics, and ACC.
• Demonstrates strong analytical, problem‑solving, and operational skills in securing enterprise environments, optimizing firewall policies, troubleshooting complex network issues, and ensuring high availability and business continuity.
• Serve as primary support lead for security environment by managing customer devices and end‑to‑end security services, identifying sources of problems, and resolving configuration issues.
• Deep understanding of Firewall technologies.
• Configuring and installing security infrastructure devices.
• Reporting the security analysis and monitoring findings.
• Using industry‑standard analysis criteria to test the security level of the firm.
• Responsible to identify threats, vulnerabilities etc & take appropriate actions
• Consults about network performance, throughput, protocols, network security, and infrastructure technology changes.
• Defining and maintaining security policies.
• Occasionally replacing the security system protocol and architecture.

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• Experienced Network Security Engineer with strong expertise in Palo Alto Networks firewall administration, security policy management, threat prevention, VPN technologies, and enterprise network security operations.
• Strong understanding of network and security protocols including SSL/TLS, TCP/UDP, HTTP, FTP/SFTP, NTP, Telnet, NFS, SSH, LDAP and DNS etc.
• Proficient in configuring and managing Next‑Generation Firewalls (NGFWs), including App‑ID, User‑ID, Content‑ID, NAT, routing, and access control.
• Hands‑on experience with IPSec VPNs, High Availability (HA) deployments, and Panorama for centralized firewall management.
• Possesses a solid foundation in networking technologies, including TCP/IP, VLANs, subnetting, routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, RIP), Policy‑Based Forwarding (PBF), and ECMP
• Skilled in cloud security integrations involving Prisma Access, AWS, Azure, and Cloud NGFW deployments.
• Experienced in security monitoring, log analysis, SIEM integrations (Splunk, Sentinel), and advanced troubleshooting using packet captures, traffic flow analysis, CLI diagnostics, and ACC.
• Demonstrates strong analytical, problem‑solving, and operational skills in securing enterprise environments, optimizing firewall policies, troubleshooting complex network issues, and ensuring high availability and business continuity.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Serve as primary support lead for security environment by managing customer devices and end‑to‑end security services, identifying sources of problems, and resolving configuration issues.
• Deep understanding of Firewall technologies.
• Configuring and installing security infrastructure devices.
• Reporting the security analysis and monitoring findings.
• Using industry‑standard analysis criteria to test the security level of the firm.
• Responsible to identify threats, vulnerabilities etc & take appropriate actions
• Consults about network performance, throughput, protocols, network security, and infrastructure technology changes.
• Defining and maintaining security policies.
• Occasionally replacing the security system protocol and architecture.

Base Salary Range : $115,000 to $125,000 Per Annum

TCS Employee Benefits Summary

• Discretionary Annual Incentive.
• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
• Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
• Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
• Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
• Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
• Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

Qualifications

• BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE