Senior Network Security Architect – Palo Alto Platforms

Cricket Wireless LLC.; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 155,000 - 261,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement program

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Disability Benefits

Job summary

AT&T is seeking a Palo Alto Cybersecurity Architect to lead enterprise security architecture, strategy, governance, and modernization of Palo Alto Networks platforms. You will partner with engineering, operations, cloud, compliance, and executives to deliver scalable security solutions that reduce risk while enabling business outcomes.

The role emphasizes driving platform consolidation, automation, and high-availability design, with a focus on BER and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity; 7+ years of related experience.
• Experience leading security architecture strategy and governance.
• Ability to perform threat modeling and risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Security Architecture & Strategy: Develop and maintain enterprise security architectures for Palo Alto Networks technologies.
• Define target-state architectures, technology standards, security patterns, and design principles.
• Lead evaluation, proof-of-concept testing, and adoption of emerging security technologies.
• Drive modernization efforts focused on platform consolidation, automation, and operational efficiency.
• Establish architectural guardrails, governance standards, and technology roadmaps.
• Design resilient HA solutions and scalable policy frameworks.
• Develop deployment standards and best practices for large-scale firewall environments.
• Guide migration strategies from legacy security technologies to Palo Alto platforms.
• Define baseline security controls and enforcement models.
• Support PCI, NIST, ISO 27001, SOC, and regulatory requirements.
• Perform threat modeling and security risk assessments.
• Establish metrics and KPIs demonstrating security effectiveness and risk reduction.

Skills

Security architecture

Cybersecurity leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Threat modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity

Tools

Palo Alto Networks

Panorama

Strata Cloud Manager

WildFire

SSL Decryption

URL Filtering

Job description

AT&T is seeking a Palo Alto Cybersecurity Architect to lead enterprise security architecture, strategy, governance, and modernization of Palo Alto Networks platforms. You will partner with engineering, operations, cloud, compliance, and executives to deliver scalable security solutions that reduce risk while enabling business outcomes.

The role emphasizes driving platform consolidation, automation, and high-availability design, with a focus on BER and regulatory requirements.