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

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.