Global Protect Extended Expertise Consultant - Irving, TX

Extended Expertise Consultant This is a hybrid requisition in Irving, TX.

Ideally, the resource will work 3x/week on-site, however, 3x/week biweekly or monthly could work as well.

We are looking for NGFW candidates with experience supporting enterprise clients, with advanced knowledge of Global Protect.

Entelligence is seeking an Extended Expertise Consultant to support external clients.

The successful candidate must be able to work in a cross-functional environment and interact with representatives from Entelligence and the end client.

The Consultant will function as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) and will interact directly with the customer's personnel.

The Engineer will serve as the technical expert on executive-level project teams within the customer providing technical direction, interpretation, and alternatives.

The Engineer contributes to the development of new principles and concepts, works on unusually complex technical problems, and provides solutions which are highly innovative and ingenious.

RESPONSIBILITIES: * Work full-time at the customer site or remotely * Communicate with the customer(s), sales teams, peers, engineering and support teams as appropriate * Understand the customer environment, requirements, and security roadmap to implement the appropriate security solution * Configure, implement, and maintain Security Operating Platform * Optimize and migrate policies and objects from the existing environment to our Next-Gen Firewall * Test and validate the migration environment * Coordinate and execute cutover to production * Provide guidance on code upgrades * Facilitate the development of new application and threat signatures * Interact with our Technical Assistance Center (TAC) to understand and diagnose support cases * Some travel may be required, dependent on customer request * You work with the customer's security & network teams to build confidence across the business units impacted JOB REQUIREMENTS: * US Citizenship * High level of experience with Panorama and log collectors * NGFW * Global Protect * BS in Computer Science, MIS, business, or equivalent education/training/experience * Minimum of 5 years' experience with network/security solutions and technologies (BGP, SD-WAN concepts, VXLAN and general routing and switching) * Minimum of 3 years' experience leading security solutions in large environments) * Detailed technical experience in the installation, configuration, and operation of high-end firewall appliances, ideally Palo Alto Networks products * You're experienced in internetworking, LAN, and WAN technologies * You have a good understanding of Internet protocols and applications * Possess the following industry certifications: CISSP, CCNA, CNSE, JNCIE-SEC * You effectively handle multiple projects and work calmly in high pressure * You're an excellent writer, with strong verbal communication skills, with demonstrable ability to communicate to senior leaders and technical peers BENEFITS * Competitive base salary * Medical, dental, vision and life insurance * Vacation, sick time and paid holidays * Matching 401(k) program Entelligence GLOBAL IT CONSULTANTS.

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