Senior Palo Alto Security Engineer

Bilingual, 5+ years experience, Remote

About Us

NetMidas is a software staffing company based in Cali, Colombia since 2007. We have worked with a broad range of clients including large multinationals (including Apple), startups, international NGOs, and our own digital products. Now we are looking for a Network and Firewall Security Engineer for a long-term contract to work directly with an exciting US client.

About Client

Founded in 1921, HomeStreet Bank offers consumer and commercial banking, mortgage lending and loans for residential construction, commercial real estate financing, and insurance products and services on the US West Coast and Hawaii (67 locations). Homestreet Bank is migrating from a Cisco Network and Security infrastructure to a new Palo Alto solution.

Position Summary

You will form part of the design and implementation team and work ‘hands-on’ to implement, operate, and mentor the network and security team in the all-new Palo Alto infrastructure. You will also collaborate with an external professional service partner.

This is a ‘green field’ deployment uses state-of-the-art network and security infrastructure. As a Senior Network Security Engineer, you will need knowledge of Cisco, and Arista, and an advanced understanding of Palo Alto products, specifically SDWAN and Strata Cloud Manager, you will be a member of the Infrastructure team with direct responsibility for managing Palo Alto's Network and Security products.

Requirements

Must Haves:

Advanced Palo Alto skills:

• Advanced Knowledge of Palo Alto Firewall solutions managed via Strata Cloud
• Advanced knowledge in Palo Alto SDWAN managed in Strata Cloud
• Required knowledge in Prisma Access managed in Strata Cloud
• Required knowledge in Global Protect managed in Strata Cloud
• Required knowledge in Palo Alto Firewall managed in Strata Cloud

Basic Cisco skills:

• Knowledge of Cisco Nexus 9K Core Switches
• Knowledge of Cisco CAT 9K Lan Switches
• Knowledge of Cisco ASR/ISR Routers

Basic Arista skills:

• Knowledge of Arista LAN Switches design and implementation
• Knowledge of Arista Wireless LAN design and implementation
• Knowledge of Arista Agni NAC
• Knowledge of Arista Cloud Vision management platform

Also:

• Strong ability to communicate in English (Professional English proficiency)
• Minimum of 4 years of enterprise experience identifying threats and developing appropriate protection measures.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related area of study or equivalent work experience in the information security field.
• Extensive technical know-how of security network devices (Routers, switches, EDR, firewalls, cryptography) and any other security networking hardware or software tools.

Your duties:

• Administer, configure, and troubleshoot complex network services such as SDWAN, BGP, EIGRP, and OSPF as well as security policies and profiles on Palo Alto Network (PAN) appliances at an enterprise level.
• Administer, configure, and troubleshoot complex Datacenter network services on Cisco appliances at an enterprise level.
• Administer, configure, and troubleshoot complex LAN network services Arista appliances at an enterprise level.
• System performance and troubleshooting Software upgrades and patches for emergency patches.
• Act as an escalation point for alerts generated by a SIEM and other related tools.
• Perform systems and network analysis of intrusions to the network, servers, applications, operating systems, firewalls, proxies, and other infrastructure-related devices.
• Perform systems and network optimization
• Perform in-depth network security analysis and conduct preliminary incident response, event analysis, and threat intelligence.
• Review system changes for security implications and recommend improvements.
• Analyze data and prepare reports documenting vulnerabilities from network-based attacks and recommend actions to prevent, repair, or mitigate these vulnerabilities.
• Maintain or assist in the maintenance of the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all data in physical and/or electronic format.

Compensation, Contract, Terms

• USD 32 - 35 per hour, paid monthly.
• Contract: Freelance (prestación de servicios) with our company in the US.
• Full time.
• Start date: Asap

Application process

• Send your CV to lucero.linares@netmidas.com with the subject ‘Palo Alto Security Engineer’, together with a short text that explains your work history, capabilities, and interests.
• Then you will be invited to take a technical test and a series of interviews and evaluations.
• The interview process will be completed within 10 days of our first conversation!