Palo Alto Network Specialist

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Title

Palo Alto Network Engineer (Certified)

Location

McLean, VA, Richmond, VA or Plano, TX (3 days onsite)

Type

Contract to Hire (W2 Only - No C2C, Client is not able to sponsor visa's)

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Must Haves: at least 1 Palo Alto Certification required

80% of this role is going to be focused on Palo Alto Technology. Client wants more of a Palo Alto Master than jack of all trades.

Description:

• 5+ years specializing in Palo Alto Networks
• Palo Alto Certification
• Other Network tools and tech can be varied. Main focus is on Palo Alto

Preferred Qualifications:

• Network engineers updated skillset Specialized Palo Alto engineer - management, design, implementation, and deployment.
• At least one Palo Alto certification.
• At least 6 years' operational experience supporting proxy servers, including hardware refresh, software testing, software upgrades, policy construction, proxy automatic configuration file (proxy.pac) coding/testing/debugging, SSL interception, and complex troubleshooting techniques (e.g., debugging latency issues, authentication issues, and application functionality issues)
• At least 4 years operational experience supporting Blue Coat technology (Proxy SG, Director/Management Center, Proxy AV/Content Analysis System (CAS), WebPulse, Data Leak Prevention (DLP), integrated windows authentication from another enterprise-class proxy vendor (e.g., Cisco, Forcepoint (formerly Raytheon Websense), or Intel Security (McAfee))
• Blue Coat Certified Proxy SC Administrator (BCCPA) certification Blue Coat Certified Proxy SC Professional (BCCPP) certification
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified Solutions Architect Associate