Security Infrastructure Consultant Cisco

As Sr. Security Consultant, you will deliver consulting project activities, ranging from client identification through final invoicing through medium to long term engagements requiring varied interpersonal and technical skills. Your technical responsibilities include problem identification, system architecture definition, hardware/software specification and/or design, implementation, testing, and solution deployment. Performance is evaluated based on billable hours and contractual deliverables. Viewed by customers as a subject matter expert, your performance is measured by delivery of agreed solutions within budgeted hours. Works on problems of complex scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors. Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.

Essential Functions

· 6+ Years’ experience with Installing, implementing, and configuring Palo Alto Firewalls.
· Experience migrating customer from Cisco ASA/Firepower to Palo Alto.
· Design, Recommend and make architecture design decisions based on customer input, business, compliance and security requirements on behalf of customer.
· Develop documentation for Operational teams based on security best practices.
· Hands on Experience installing, configuring, management of Panorama Management Console
· Deployment experience with Proxy Services Zscaler Cloud Proxy ZIA and VPN Product ZPA.
· Document (textual and graphical as appropriate), communicate, recommend and take appropriate action to resolve, risks and issues associated with security vulnerabilities across the Customer IT Environment.
· Work with minimal supervision as an individual contributor and as part of a team.

Requirements

Required Skills:

8 or more years of technical experience required, including at least 5 years in security services.
5+ years of hands-on experience in the following technologies:
· Palo Alto Firewall
· Cisco Firepower (Position requires Firepower Experience)
· Cisco ASA

Strong analytical skills required
· Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to:

1. Read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals
2. Document procedures that conform to a prescribed style and format
3. Present information to management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

Preferred Skills:

Previous consulting experience within a Professional Services organization
Palo Alto CCNP Security Certification
Industry certification such as CISSP, CCSE, MCITP,
SANS or other Security certifications, such as GCIA, GCIH, GREM, GPEN, CEH

Education:

· Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Computer Science or a related field


Experience:

· 8-10 years related work experience