Remote Cloud Security Consultant

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Senior Professional Services Consultant for Cloud Security to deliver hands-on architecture, deployment, integration, and configuration services across public, private, and hybrid clouds. You will work with customer engineering teams and executives to provide technical direction and automated deployment solutions.

The role requires deep cloud-native security expertise, network automation, and experience with VM-Series, CN-Series, and Prisma Cloud.

Qualifications

• 6+ years designing, deploying, and managing enterprise workloads across AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI.
• Experience with VMware NSX, OpenStack, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• 2+ years integrating network security in large distributed architectures; knowledge of TCP/IP, BGP, DNS, TLS/SSL, IPsec.
• Proficiency with Python, Terraform, or Ansible.
• Public cloud certification (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, or Google Cloud Architect).
• Experience leading multi-phase client delivery and prioritizing project deliverables.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS/MIS/Engineering or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design, deployment, and configuration of Palo Alto Networks virtualized appliances (VM-Series, CN-Series, Prisma Cloud) across AWS, Azure, GCP, and private clouds.
• Develop IaC and automation scripts to streamline deployment, scaling, and management.
• Advise clients as the technical authority translating enterprise requirements into scalable cloud architectures.
• Drive project milestones against SOW, ensuring deployments, testing, and handoffs meet schedule and specs.
• Collaborate with DevOps and escalation through TAC for Tier-3/4 issues.
• Produce architecture diagrams, runbooks, and handover documentation to transition environments to customer teams.
• Lead technical engagements and distributed delivery teams as project scale requires.
• Travel 15–20% to client sites for onsite deployment, workshops, and reviews.

Skills

Cloud security design

AWS

Azure

GCP

VMware NSX

OpenStack

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Terraform

Ansible

SOW management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/MIS/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

CDK

Bicep/ARM

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Senior Professional Services Consultant for Cloud Security to deliver hands-on architecture, deployment, integration, and configuration services across public, private, and hybrid clouds. You will work with customer engineering teams and executives to provide technical direction and automated deployment solutions.

The role requires deep cloud-native security expertise, network automation, and experience with VM-Series, CN-Series, and Prisma Cloud.