GCyber

Palo Alto Engineer

Arlington, VA
Full Time
Information Technology
Experienced

GCyber is hiring a Palo Alto Engineer with a strong background in networking and security, with a focus on Palo Alto firewall technologies.  

As the Palo Alto Engineer, you will support the DISA Compartmented Enterprises Services Office in their efforts to transform the existing Secure Web Services environment, which provides secure information sharing to the community, into a more mature service offering to meet the DoD and intelligence community’s needs.  

This position is full time onsite in Arlington, VA. Given the unique mission requirements and classified nature of the work, there is no opportunity for hybrid or remote work arrangements.  

As a Palo Alto Engineer, you will: 

  • Provide expert advice and direction regarding the management and operation of all Palo Alto devices in the DISA CESO enterprise architecture.
  • Identify and remediate misconfigurations, conflicting rules, security gaps, firewall and load balancer security issues, optimize rule-sets, and enhance the overall security posture and performance of Firewalls and Load Balancers.
  • Conduct rolling assessments (est. 2 per month) of CESO firewalls and provide recommendations for improvement.
  • Monitor network device performance and traffic utilization
  • Provide Tier 3 escalation support
  • Interact with the customer point of contact to set objectives/goals based on Palo Alto Networks technologies and available technology roadmap for architecture and design discussions.
  • Actively participate in meetings with DISA CESO and mission partner working groups. 
  • Adhere to applicable DOD STIGs, DISA applicable orders, and JSIG policy, guidelines, and regulations. 

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:  

  • Active DoD TS/SCI clearance; ultimately will require CI Polygraph 
  • DoD 8570 IAT II certification (e.g., CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, SSCP) 
  • BA/BS and 12+ years of relevant experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree.   
  • 10+ years of hands-on Cisco and/or Palo Alto Firewall experience in both engineering and Operations and maintenance roles.  
  • Strong knowledge of Palo Alto technologies and best practices. Examples include: 
    • Panorama Installation 
    • Panorama HA Config 
    • Panorama Template and Template Stacks 
    • Panorama Policy creation and push to group of Firewalls and Verify Push 
    • Palo Alto Route configuration 
    • Palo Alto IPSec Site to Site VPN config and Troubleshooting 
    • Palo Alto VM in AWS 
    • Palo Alto IPS Configuration 
    • Palo Alto Virtual Router/Systems 
    • Palo Alto Firewall HA 
    • Experience working in a high op-tempo, DoD or IC environment.  
    • Prior DISA or DISA’s support to mission partners preferred.  

GCyber is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This means you don’t have to worry about whether your application process will be fair. We consider all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, or disability.   

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