Senior Network Security Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

The Professional Services Consultant is an integral part of our mission within our Professional Services team. As a Consultant, you will provide onsite and/or remote deployment and configuration expertise relating to Palo Alto Networks solutions. You will function as the product's Subject Matter Expert and will

interact directly with the customer's personnel and project teams providing leadership, technical direction, interpretation, and alternatives to our best practice deployment methodology. This is a highly technical, hands-on role and you will develop and maintain expertise level skill sets on our products and solutions deployed within the customer's environment.

As a Professional Services Consultant, you’ll get into the details of our platform. You will push the buttons, flip the levers, turn the knobs. You do not shy away from difficult challenges as it relates to cybersecurity, implementations, and integrations. You are the technical authority and will interact directly with our customers to help them secure their digital environments. The customers are counting on you to perform this work and train their staff. And while experience on the company’s platform is desired, even more important is having a solid foundation in networking and security technologies.

In fact, extensive experience with a competitor’s technology can play to your advantage. Many of the opportunities involve a client migrating to our platform for the first time, so understanding the nuances of that technology will enable you to be a better Palo Alto Networks consultant. And don't worry, we will send you to our Professional Services Academy to prepare you for the role, so you are experienced with our suite of services and products before you first meet the customer.

Your Impact

Migrate customers from legacy firewall technologies to Palo Alto Networks platforms

Build custom security policies and application signatures, configured for our client’s needs

Take every opportunity to maintain proficiency and increase the level of knowledge on Palo Alto Networks SASE products, software, and services

Provide after hours and weekend on-call support as needed to support maintenance activities

Analyze logs and events from the solution to perform initial troubleshooting and issue identification

Work with our Technical Assistance Center to troubleshoot and diagnose support cases

Maintain the Company's solution and provide mentorship on code upgrades and best practices

Ensure client needs are met and deliverables produced on time according to specified project deliverables and scope

Qualifications:

Must Have:

Engineer (4+ years’ experience) in professional services or similar function with BS/MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent background

Detailed technical experience in the installation, configuration, and operation of high-end firewall appliances

Strong understanding of LAN and WAN networking protocols and technologies, including switching, routing, firewalls and security solutions

Strong TCP/IP networking skills

Strong dynamic routing skills (BGP, OSPF, etc)

Experience working with Remote Access VPN solutions, IPSEC, PKI & SSL, TCP/IP, Authentication Protocols (LDAP, RADIUS, SAML, etc.)

Experience working with URL filtering

Experience working with Proxy and SSL Decryption

Experience working with Windows and MAC OS including(debugging, editing Windows Registries, Plist, etc.)

Experience with one or more of these vendors: Palo Alto Networks NGFW, Cisco, Checkpoint, Juniper (Netscreen), Fortinet products, Symantec/ Blue Coat, Zscaler

Good troubleshooting skills and ability to use tools like tcpdump & Wireshark

Good written and verbal communication skills with confirmed ability to communicate to senior leaders and technical peers

Demonstrate ability to work in a cross functional environment which involves coordination with different teams such as Sales/Pre Sales/Product Management/Engineering.

Attention to details, fast learner and excellent communication skills. Be able to communicate technical information in a simplified, easy to understand manner.

Project leadership experience; ability to drive organizations and resources to complete required tasks in service of end goals

Possess one of more of the following industry certifications: PCNSE, CCNA/CCNP/CCIE

Application Delivery expertise – L7 SLB / Global SLB / Traditional Link LB

Application Performance Monitoring expertise – Response time metrics, Application identification.

Packet capture analysis / fault isolation and remediation

In-depth knowledge and deployment experience of SD-WAN and Remote Access technologies.

Network Security expertise (IPS/IDS, ZBFW, NGFW)

In-depth IP Routing protocol expertise (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP)

Implementation of Legacy WAN solutions (MPLS, Leased Line, Frame Relay, Satellite, Internet VPN, ECMP, DMVPN)

Global-scale network design

Demonstrable Virtualization experience (VMware/Microsoft/Citrix/Linux KVM)

Desire to learn on your feet and thrive on the bleeding edge of networking.

Good to Have:

Experience with Prisma Access

Experience with public clouds like AWS/GCP/Azure

Scripting and automation development experienceCompany Description

MDS is a business and technology solutions provider founded in 1992. We provide vendor neutral IT solutions on a national and international level. MDS has built a stellar reputation based on our customer focus and expertise in converging IT service areas on a custom level for our clients. We pride ourselves on providing tailored solutions that increase effectiveness, efficiency, and profitability.