Remote Palo Alto Firewall & VPN Automation Engineer

Webilent Technology, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% remote within the United States

Job summary

Webilent Technology, Inc. is seeking a Senior Network Firewall Engineer to support a large-scale migration from Cisco AnyConnect to Palo Alto Prisma Access and GlobalProtect, with a fully remote US-based setup.

You will design, implement, and automate VPN services, mentor engineers, and collaborate across teams to ensure a smooth migration and robust security posture.

This long-term engagement requires deep firewall expertise, scripting skills in Python/PowerShell, and strong communications.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of network security or firewall engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Palo Alto Networks firewalls and GlobalProtect and/or Prisma Access.
• Experience managing Palo Alto environments through Panorama.
• Working knowledge of Cisco AnyConnect or Cisco ASA/FTD VPN environments.
• Proficiency in Python and/or PowerShell, including automation deployed in production.
• Experience using REST APIs to automate network or security platforms.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, routing, NAT, SSL VPN, IPsec VPN, and network security fundamentals.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to guide technical work while independently delivering engineering solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and support Palo Alto Prisma Access and GlobalProtect VPN services.
• Lead phased migrations of users and groups from Cisco AnyConnect to Palo Alto.
• Develop Python and/or PowerShell automation for onboarding, policy configuration, validation, and reporting.
• Automate recurring engineering tasks to improve speed, consistency, and accuracy.
• Establish standards for code quality, testing, documentation, and version control.
• Troubleshoot complex connectivity, authentication, routing, and security policy issues.
• Maintain firewall policies, security profiles, and configuration standards.
• Mentor engineers and review scripts and configurations.
• Create reusable technical documentation, migration runbooks, and operational procedures.
• Collaborate with network, security, identity, and service desk teams and communicate migration progress.

Skills

Palo Alto firewalls

GlobalProtect

Prisma Access

Python

PowerShell

REST APIs

TCP/IP

Networking fundamentals

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Communication

Tools

Panorama

Git

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Webilent Technology, Inc. is seeking a Senior Network Firewall Engineer to support a large-scale migration from Cisco AnyConnect to Palo Alto Prisma Access and GlobalProtect, with a fully remote US-based setup.

You will design, implement, and automate VPN services, mentor engineers, and collaborate across teams to ensure a smooth migration and robust security posture.

This long-term engagement requires deep firewall expertise, scripting skills in Python/PowerShell, and strong communications.