Palo Alto Cloud Engineer - Contract - Columbia, SC

Palo Alto Cloud Engineer
Location: Columbia,
SC Hybrid (2 days in office, 3 days remote).

Interview Process: 1 round, Virtual/Online
Duration: 12 Months
Employment Type: Contract
Experience Required: 10+ Years

Candidate
location: Candidate MUST be a NC, GA, SC resident and willing to relocate
to SC prior to starting the role at their own expense. (Preference for
resources local to South Carolina).

Project Scope:

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior
Palo Alto Cloud Engineer to design, implement, and support secure cloud
infrastructure across AWS and Azure environments. This is a hands-on
engineering role focused on deploying and managing cloud security solutions,
including Palo Alto VM-Series Firewalls and F5 technologies. The ideal
candidate will have extensive experience in cloud security architecture, Zero
Trust implementations, and enterprise firewall management.

Key Responsibilities:

·        Design and deploy
secure, scalable, and highly available cloud infrastructure in AWS and Azure.

·        Deploy,
configure, and manage Palo Alto VM-Series Firewalls in cloud environments.

·        Configure and
support F5 BIG-IP LTM and ASM solutions.

·        Troubleshoot and
resolve cloud infrastructure and security configuration issues.

·        Design and
implement Zero Trust security architectures.

·        Configure
Panorama for centralized firewall management.

·        Develop and
maintain security policies, threat prevention, logging, and monitoring
solutions.

·        Ensure cloud
environments comply with security and regulatory standards.

·        Work closely with
infrastructure, networking, security, and application teams.

·        Create and
maintain technical documentation, deployment guides, and incident reports.

Required Skills & Experience:

·        10+ years of
Network Security and Engineering experience.

·        Minimum 5 years
of hands-on experience with Palo Alto VM-Series Firewalls in both AWS and
Azure.

·        Strong experience
with:

• Panorama Management
• Security Policy Design
• Threat Prevention
• Log Analysis

·        Experience
designing and implementing Zero Trust security architectures.

·        Minimum 5 years
of experience deploying and supporting F5 BIG-IP LTM.

·        Strong knowledge
of AWS and Azure cloud infrastructure.

Preferred Skills:

·        Palo Alto
Firewalls

·        F5 BIG-IP LTM

·        F5 ASM

·        F5 iRules

·        Infoblox DDI

·        Forescout

·        OPSWAT MetaDefender/ICAP

·        BIG-IP F5 XC

·        Prisma Cloud

·        Cisco Umbrella

Preferred Skills:

·        PCNSA or PCNSE

·        Microsoft SC-100
Cybersecurity Architect

·        AWS Certified
Solutions Architect

Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related
field

OR

10+ years of equivalent professional
experience as a Palo Alto Cloud Engineer.

Must hold at least one Palo Alto, AWS, or
Azure certification.