Shifts: Candidates must be flexible for APAC, NAM and EMEA regions.
Professional Services Consultant Prisma Access/CASB Summary:
As a Professional Services Consultant, you will be a key member of the Network Security Professional Services team, focusing on the design, deployment, and delivery of our Next-Generation security solutions. You will serve as a technical contributor on complex customer engagements, providing expert guidance to secure customer environments. This hands-on role requires you to solve intricate problems, partner directly with customer technical teams, and lead projects to successful completion.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and build custom security policies and application signatures tailored to unique customer environments.
- Act as a trusted advisor, consulting with customers on security best practices and methodologies.
- Analyze security logs and events to provide threat analysis reports and strategic recommendations.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in network security, cybersecurity, network engineering, professional services, consulting, or a related field.
- Hands-on experience with Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access or equivalent SASE/SSE platforms.
- Strong understanding of enterprise networking and security technologies.
- Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, routing, BGP, NAT, DNS, IPSec, VPN, and firewall concepts.
- Experience with GlobalProtect or enterprise remote-access VPN technologies.
- Experience designing and implementing IPSec tunnels and BGP-based connectivity.
- Experience with SAML, SSO, RADIUS, LDAP, and enterprise authentication.
- Strong understanding of SASE/SSE and Zero Trust architectures.
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
- Strong customer-facing communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to work independently on complex customer engagements.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Prisma Access Remote Networks, Service Connections, Mobile Users, Explicit Proxy, and Strata Cloud Manager.
- Experience with CASB and Enterprise DLP.
- Experience with Palo Alto Networks NGFW and Panorama.
- Experience with enterprise firewall migrations and large-scale security transformation projects.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or VMware.
- Palo Alto Networks certifications such as PCNSE, PCNSA, or Palo Alto Networks SSE/Prisma Access certifications.
- Knowledge of REST APIs, Python, Terraform, or other automation technologies.
- Professional Skills Strong customer-facing and consulting skills.
- Excellent communication and presentation abilities.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple technical priorities and customer engagements.
- Ability to work effectively across different regions and time zones.
- Strong ownership and accountability for customer deliverables.