Palo Alto Networks SME - Senior Firewall Architect

Abile Group, Inc; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Abile Group, Inc. seeks a senior Palo Alto SME to support an Intelligence Community contract. The role focuses on designing, implementing, and maintaining secure network architectures using Palo Alto NGFWs and PAN-OS, with centralized policy management via Panorama in a hybrid enterprise.

You will mentor junior engineers, manage hardware/software lifecycles, and liaise with government DAAs on security policies and status. A TS/SCI with CI poly is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Cybersecurity, or Computer Science; additional experience may substitute for degree.
• 7+ years hands-on experience administering, configuring, and troubleshooting Palo Alto NGFWs in large-scale environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, analysis, testing, and implementation of secure network architectures centered on Palo Alto Networks.
• Administer, configure, and troubleshoot NGFWs across a hybrid enterprise environment.
• Manage hardware/software lifecycle, including PAN-OS upgrades on legacy platforms.
• Develop and maintain configuration management processes and SOPs for Palo Alto security platforms.
• Utilize Panorama for centralized policy management across a diverse firewall fleet.
• Configure master-level security profiles and ensure policy consistency.
• Oversee incident reporting, investigation, and corrective measures.
• Interact with government DAA and contract management regarding network security status and policies.
• Evaluate new security technologies to improve network capabilities and reliability.
• Mentor junior engineers and serve as escalation point for complex issues.

Skills

Palo Alto NGFWs

PAN-OS

Policy management

VM-Series

Panorama

SASE

Python automation

Ansible/Terraform

Cortex XSOAR

XML/REST APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Cybersecurity/CS

Tools

Expedition

Ansible

Terraform

XML/REST APIs

Job description

Abile Group, Inc. seeks a senior Palo Alto SME to support an Intelligence Community contract. The role focuses on designing, implementing, and maintaining secure network architectures using Palo Alto NGFWs and PAN-OS, with centralized policy management via Panorama in a hybrid enterprise.

You will mentor junior engineers, manage hardware/software lifecycles, and liaise with government DAAs on security policies and status. A TS/SCI with CI poly is required.