Cloud Security Network Engineer
TALENT Software Services · Columbia, SC
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About the role
Daily Duties / Responsibilities
Cloud Infrastructure Design & Deployment
Required Skills (Ranked by Importance)
Preferred Certifications
Required Education
Additional Skills
Cloud Infrastructure Design & Deployment
- Design, deploy, and maintain highly available, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure.
- Build and support enterprise cloud environments across AWS and Microsoft Azure.
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Ensure cloud infrastructure follows security best practices and high availability standards.
- Deploy, configure, and manage Palo Alto VM-Series Firewalls in AWS and Azure.
- Implement and maintain firewall security policies.
- Perform firewall optimization, upgrades, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
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Manage Panorama configurations, templates, device groups, and centralized policy management.
- Deploy, configure, and manage F5 BIG-IP LTM and F5 ASM in AWS and Azure cloud environments.
- Configure load balancing, application security, and traffic management.
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Maintain high availability and optimize application delivery services.
- Design and implement Zero Trust cloud security architecture.
- Build secure cloud infrastructure aligned with enterprise cybersecurity standards.
- Implement monitoring, logging, auditing, and compliance controls.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory and security frameworks, including:
- ARC-AMP (formerly MARS-E)
- NIST
- HIPAA
- PII
- SOX
- PCI-DSS
- CMMC
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CUI
- Analyze and resolve configuration issues across:
- Development
- Test
- Production environments
- Troubleshoot firewall, networking, cloud infrastructure, and application connectivity issues.
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Support production environments and ensure operational stability.
- Support cloud security initiatives for State and Local Government customers.
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Implement government security policies and compliance requirements.
Required Skills (Ranked by Importance)
- 10+ years of experience in Network Security and Network Engineering.
- Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience designing, deploying, scaling, upgrading, troubleshooting, and optimizing Palo Alto VM-Series Firewalls in both AWS and Azure cloud environments.
- Strong experience with:
- Palo Alto Panorama
- Security policy design
- Threat Prevention tuning
- Log analysis
- Demonstrated expertise designing and implementing Zero Trust security architecture using Palo Alto technologies.
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Minimum 5 years of experience deploying, configuring, and maintaining F5 BIG-IP LTM.
- Palo Alto Firewalls
- F5 BIG-IP LTM
- F5 ASM (Application Security Manager)
- F5 iRules
- Infoblox DDI
- Forescout
- OPSWAT MetaDefender / ICAP
- BIG-IP F5 XC
- Prisma Cloud
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Cisco Umbrella
Preferred Certifications
- PCNSA (Palo Alto Certified Network Security Administrator)
- PCNSE (Palo Alto Certified Network Security Engineer)
- Microsoft SC-100 – Cybersecurity Architect
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AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Required Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
- OR 10+ years of equivalent experience as a Palo Alto Cloud Engineer.
- Must hold at least one relevant certification in:
- Palo Alto Networks
- AWS
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Microsoft Azure
Additional Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Self-motivated and able to work independently.
- Strong experience with:
- Panorama Templates
- Device Groups
- GlobalProtect in Cloud
- High Availability (HA)
- VPN configuration
- Traffic routing on Palo Alto VM-Series
- Experience designing, deploying, and maintaining cloud infrastructure in AWS and Azure.
- Expertise in cloud security architecture, operations, and automation.
- Strong documentation skills for:
- Security tools
- Deployment configurations
- Architecture documentation
- Incident reports
- Operational procedures
- Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience supporting enterprise and government cloud security environments.
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Skills
- AWS
- Azure
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