Senior CyberSecurity Technologist

Provident IT Partners; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 82,656 - 123,984; Part time

Job summary

Provident IT Partners is seeking a part-time Senior Cybersecurity Technologist in Houston, TX, for a hybrid role managing cybersecurity operations. This position requires expertise in Palo Alto technologies and managing critical network operations in a high-availability environment.

The ideal candidate should have at least 7 years of hands-on experience with Palo Alto technologies, including Next-Generation Firewalls. Responsibilities include designing security policies and performing deep packet analysis.

Qualifications

• 7 years hands-on experience with Palo Alto technologies.
• Proven experience managing critical network operations.
• Ability to design and configure security management tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage critical network operations in a 24/7 environment.
• Design and implement security policies.
• Perform deep packet analysis and log review.

Skills

Network operations management

Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW)

Security policy design and implementation

Deep packet analysis

Wireshark

Tools

Palo Alto technologies

PAN-OS

Wireshark

Job description

Provident IT Partners is an IT Staffing firm dedicated to serving clients with their essential technology resource needs. We have a client seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Technologist (Part-time Contract - 20 hours/week).

Details:

Start Date: ASAP

Location: Houston, TX

Work type: Hybrid

Status: Part-time Contract – 20 hours/week

Rate: W2 and TBD (No C2C)

Job Description:

• Proven experience managing critical network operations in a 24/7 high-availability environment.
• Ability to design and configure Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW), Global Protect and Panorama for centralized security management.
• Experience designing and implementing security policies, including NAT, Security Profiles, URL filtering, Threat Prevention, and SSL decryption.
• Skilled in deep packet analysis and log review using Wireshark and PAN-OS to perform root cause analysis and resolve complex network issues.
• 7 years hands‑on experience with Palo Alto technologies platform and configuration experience.