Network Security Engineer

Contract/Temporary

Santa Clara, California

04 Sep 2024

    Akkodis is seeking a Networka Security Engineer for a Contract job with a client in Remote and ideally looking for applicants with a solid background in the Senior Level EE, Core Panorama/NFGW, and Public Cloud Experience.

    The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

     

    Network Security Engineer’s job responsibilities include:

    • You will provide guidance and technical support to clients deploying our security integrations. You’ll act as the technical partner, providing strategic guidance around complex systems to secure a digital environment. Interacting directly with the client, you’ll partner closely with client personnel to guide and suggest integrations to better serve their success. Your thorough understanding of our product integrations contributes to the development of new principles and concepts – providing detailed analysis of what’s working, what’s not, and what could be better.

    • You enjoy implementation work, are proactive about resolving potential concerns, and operate well around strict best practices that enable our clients on their road to a more secure digital world. You’re creative and innovative, and you love a challenge – learning how integrations might work better around new products and technologies.

    ·         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

    • Guide code upgrades

    • Facilitate the development of new applications 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 by the change to Palo Alto Networks

     

    Qualifications 

    Your Experience

    • High level of experience with Panorama and log collectors

    • NGFW

    • PANW VM-Series experience

    • 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, and with demonstrable ability to communicate with senior leaders and technical peers.

     

    Must-have skills for this role:

    • Senior level EE

    • Core Panorama/NGFW

    • VM-Series Experience

    • Public Cloud Expertise

     

    Nice-to-have skills:

    • GCP Experience

    • Routing (BGP)

    • Terraform Knowledge

     

    If you are interested in this role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, feel free to contact me at 610-486-7748 or faraz.shafaqqat@akkodisgroup.com.



    Pay Details: $65.00 to $75.00 per hour

    Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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    • Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
    • San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance