Palo Alto Cloud EngineerW2 ONLY

United Global Technologies; Columbia (SC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

United Global Technologies is seeking a Sr. Palo Alto Cloud Engineer to collaborate with product and security teams to design and deliver large-scale cloud solutions.

This role focuses on Palo Alto cloud firewalls and cloud architecture rather than development. Candidates should have a strong background in Palo Alto technologies, cloud environments (AWS/Azure), and BIG-IP F5 LTM, with hands-on experience and relevant certifications.

Qualifications

• College degree or 10+ years of experience as a Palo Alto Cloud Engineer.
• Holds one of the following certifications: Palo Alto, AWS, or Azure.
• 10 years’ experience in network security and engineering.
• 5+ years hands-on designing, deploying, scaling, upgrading Palo Alto VM-series firewalls in AWS and Azure.
• Experience with panorama management, security policy design, threat prevention tuning, and log analysis.
• Must demonstrate ability to architect zero‑trust controls using Palo Alto technology.
• 5 years’ experience in deploying, configuring and maintaining BIG‑IP F5 LTM.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Owners, Applications Owners, Network and Security teams to design and deliver optimal cloud solutions.
• This is not a developer role; focus on cloud firewall architecture and security.
• Contribute to architecture and design of large-scale app and infrastructure cloud solutions.

Skills

Cloud security

Zero-trust architectures

Palo Alto Cloud Engineer

Network security engineering

Security policy design

Log analysis

Panorama management

Certification awareness

Education

College degree or 10+ years experience

Tools

Palo Alto

AWS

Azure

BIG-IP F5 LTM

Panorama

FORESCOUT

Job description

W-2 ONLY, no subs no sponsorship

Work Location: Hybrid (2 days in office, 3 days remote).

Candidate Location: Candidate MUST be a NC, GA, SC resident and willing to relocate to SC prior to starting the role at their own expense. (Preference for resources local to South Carolina at the time of submission).

The Sr. Palo Alto Cloud Engineer will collaborate with Product Owners, Applications Owners, Network and Security teams to design and deliver optimal solutions for large-scale app and infrastructure cloud solutions. This is not a developer role. This position requires demonstrated proficiency in Palo Alto cloud firewalls with a similar level of expertise in cloud architecture and design.

Required Skills

• College Degree or 10+ years of experience as a Palo Alto Cloud Engineer
• Holds one of the following certifications: Palo Alto, AWS, or Azure certification
• 10 years’ experience in network security and engineering
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience designing, deploying, scaling, upgrading, troubleshooting, and optimizing Palo Alto VM-series firewalls in both AWS and Azure cloud environments.
• Experience with panorama management, security policy design, threat prevention tuning, and log analysis required.
• Must demonstrate ability to architect zero‑trust controls using Palo Alto technology.
• 5 years’ experience in deploying, configuring and maintaining BIG‑IP F5 LTM

Preferred Skills

• PCNSA, PCNSE
• SC100 - Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect
• AWS Certified Cloud Solutions Architect
• Palo Alto Firewalls
• INFOBLOX DDI
• F5 LTM/ASM/I-RULES
• FORESCOUT
• OPSWAT METADEFENDER/ICAP
• Prisma Cloud
• Cisco Umbrella