Sr. Consultant - Firewall/Network and Edge Security I Remote, USA

Optiv Security Inc.; Minnesota; Remote; USD 116,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Consultant specializing in Palo Alto technologies. This fully remote role offers the opportunity to work with diverse teams across the U.S. and engage in impactful projects that enhance operational efficiency. You will lead and mentor junior consultants while ensuring the highest quality of deliverables. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this innovative firm provides professional training resources and encourages volunteer opportunities. If you are passionate about information security and eager to tackle unique challenges, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Work/life balance

Professional training resources

Volunteer Opportunities

Technology for remote work

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of professional InfoSec experience in consulting roles.
• Hands-on experience with Palo Alto technologies and cloud providers.

Responsibilities

• Participate in technology deployment and configuration activities.
• Maintain professional knowledge and obtain vendor certifications.

Skills

Palo Alto Implementation

Information Security Consulting

Cloud Providers (AWS, Azure)

Customer Facing Skills

Team Communication

Education

Palo Alto Certification Level PCNSE

PCNSC Certification

Tools

Prisma Access

Prisma Cloud

GCP

Job description

Sr. Consultant - Palo Alto/NetSec/SASE I Remote, USA

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Remote type: Remote

Locations: Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington; Salt Lake City, Utah; Phoenix, Arizona; Houston, Texas

Time type: Full time

Posted on: Posted 4 Days Ago

Job requisition id: 2025-12200

This position will be fully remote and can be hired anywhere in the continental U.S.

Our consultants are skilled technical and consultative resources expected to be strong in both technical and soft skills. A Consultant must be a proven self-starter with the ability to problem-solve, communicate, participate in diverse project teams from a technical perspective, and interface effectively with customers, vendor partners, and colleagues. Establish & maintain productive and respectful relationships with the delivery team, practice management, and client management team.

You will actively contribute to improving operational efficiency on projects and internal initiatives. Deliver timely engagements and work closely with Practice Directors to drive training and education, career development, performance development, and collaboration across the team.

In line with Optiv’s commitment to quality, you will confirm that work is of the highest quality as per Optiv’s quality standards, by reviewing the work provided by other members.

How you will make an impact:

• Participate in capacity planning and HW specification recommendation efforts.
• Participate in all Technology deployment activities, connector configuration, custom rule development, workflow configuration and development, and third-party system integration.
• Participate in User Acceptance Testing and bug-related engineering efforts.
• Design and implement on specific technology build processes, code migration, and source control use.
• Provide knowledge transfer and post-production support activities as necessary.
• Effective team communicator.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional associations such as ISSA.
• Obtain and maintain top tier vendor certification.
• Complete administrative project tasks like time and expense entry, status reporting, and project completion reporting.
• Acts as contributor in Optiv communities for solutions of focus.

What we're looking for:

• Hands-on experience implementing Palo Alto, including Prisma Access, Prisma Cloud and optionally Prisma Cortex.
• Hands-on experience with cloud providers specifically AWS, Azure and optionally GCP.
• Minimum 2-3 years of hands-on experience with Palo Alto.
• Minimum 2-4 years of professional Information Security experience in a consulting, vendor or enterprise-level role.
• Minimum Palo Alto Certification Level PCNSE.
• PCNSC is highly desired.
• InfoSec/Cyber implementation experience.
• Fully qualified/certified on 1 or more technologies.
• Experience in a customer facing/consulting capacity.
• Demonstrated ability to lead junior consulting professionals.
• 100% Remote unless travel agreed-to by the consultant.
• Ability to work US hours (any time zone- Pacific/Mountain/Central/Eastern time zone).

Salary Range Description

$116,500.00 - $156,000.00 Annual

The Hiring Range provided for this role is informed by (but not limited to) various factors including responsibilities of the position, work experience, education/training, internal peer equity, geography, as well as other market influences when extending an offer. The disclosed range has not been adjusted for these factors. This role may also be eligible to participate in a variable incentive-based bonus plan. Optiv offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, of which salary is a component.

What you can expect from Optiv

• A company committed to championing Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion through our Employee Resource Groups.
• Work/life balance.
• Professional training resources.
• Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects.
• Volunteer Opportunities. “Optiv Chips In” encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities.
• The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable).

EEO Statement

Optiv is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, status as an individual with a disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

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