Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
Expert knowledge of network fundamentals including protocols server/desktop environments network hardware/software network management tools
Strong understanding of Network / Micro / Application Segmentation based on secure data flows
Hands on expertise in Palo Alto firewall policy design review implementation and troubleshooting
Ability to understand and evaluate Data Flows
Ability to write allow/deny policies based on communicated criteria
Ability to parse firewall logs and create/modify rules based on validated data flows
Strong understanding of Security Access Rules ACLs source/destination rules
Understanding of protocol communication active/passive ports and their relevance in rules creation
Experience in IP Address Subnetting and Management
Ability to analyze large datasets using Excel (vLookup IF Average Search Pivot Tables Sort Filter)
Required certification: CCNP or higher (active)
15 years total IT industry experience and 8 years as a Security Consultant with Palo Alto
Experience with Cisco Juniper or Arista network hardware/software
Operational experience with Illumio Host Agent