Senior Palo Alto Security Architect – On-Site DC

Digital Global Connectors; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Global Connectors is seeking a Senior Palo Alto Integration Engineer to serve as a technical authority responsible for architecture, engineering, and implementation of enterprise Palo Alto security infrastructure supporting a Federal IT environment. This is an on-site role requiring daily commuting to the Washington, DC area.

Active clearance (or ability to obtain) is required. The position emphasizes leadership across Palo Alto products, including NGFW, Panorama, and Prisma Access, with

Qualifications

• Active security clearance or ability to obtain and maintain required background investigation.
• Senior-level expertise in Palo Alto Networks technologies and enterprise security architecture.
• On-site in the Washington, DC area with daily commuting requirement.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, engineering, implementation, and optimization of enterprise Palo Alto Networks security solutions.
• Develop network security architectures, firewall zone models, security policy frameworks, data-flow diagrams, and platform configuration baselines.
• Lead security architecture reviews for new systems, applications, infrastructure changes, and cloud migrations.
• Design and implement Zero Trust network security architectures using Palo Alto Networks capabilities.
• Evaluate emerging Palo Alto Networks technologies and recommend improvements to security posture and operational effectiveness.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior and mid-level network security engineers.

Skills

Technical leadership

Security architecture

Mentorship

Zero Trust design

Tools

Palo Alto Networks

Panorama

Prisma Access

Cortex XDR

NGFW

Job description

Digital Global Connectors is seeking a Senior Palo Alto Integration Engineer to serve as a technical authority responsible for architecture, engineering, and implementation of enterprise Palo Alto security infrastructure supporting a Federal IT environment. This is an on-site role requiring daily commuting to the Washington, DC area.

Active clearance (or ability to obtain) is required. The position emphasizes leadership across Palo Alto products, including NGFW, Panorama, and Prisma Access, with