Extended Expertise Consultant - Mobile Protocols; Contractor

This role is a contract assignment at Palo Alto Networks. Contractors will not be employed by Palo Alto Networks but through our preferred payroll provider, Magnit.

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You will provide guidance and technical support to clients deploying our security integrations in 5G Networks. You'll act as the technical partner, providing strategic guidance around complex systems to secure a digital environment. Interacting directly with the client, you'll partner closely with client personnel to guide and suggest integrations to better serve their success. Your thorough understanding of our product integrations contributes to the development of new principles and concepts - providing detailed analysis around what's working, what's not, and what could be better.

You enjoy implementation work, are proactive about resolving potential concerns, and operate well around strict best practices that enable our clients on their road to a more secure digital world. You're creative, innovative, and you love a challenge - learning how integrations might work better around new products and technologies.

Location - Remote, CST/EST preferred

• Build custom security policies and application signatures for unique client environments in Mobile 4G/5G
• Experience with Redhat Open Stack and Open Shift
• Deploy 5G security in a service provider environment
• Drive Management and Orchestration (MANO) utilization for 5G Network Services
• Consult and guide customers on security standard best practices methodologies and act as trusted advisor for clients on behalf of Palo Alto Networks
• Work proactively with our Technical Assistance Center to troubleshoot and diagnose cases as escalations arise
• Maintain the implemented solution and provide mentorship on code upgrades, changes to the platform, and new technology developments

• Experience with Mobile 4G and 5G Networks
• Experience with network routing and switching
• Experience with Red Hat Open Stack and Open Shift
• Experience working with Public and/or Private Cloud
• Experience supporting Service Providers for 4G/5G radio hardware and 4G/5G carrier systems
• Background supporting Microservices Applications and REST Web services
• Previous experience working with Cybersecurity/SaaS delivering enterprise software solutions highly desired
• Integration of Container Security
• Experience with IDS/IPS solutions and technologies
• Experience with security solutions in large environments
• Strong understanding of different security threats, internet protocols, and applications
• Strong TCP/IP networking skills
• Can effectively handle many different tasks at a time
• Background in internetworking, LAN, and WAN technologies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confirmed ability to communicate to senior leaders and technical peers
• Project leadership experience; ability to drive organizations and resources to complete required tasks in service of end goals
• Prefer PCNSE or vendor equivalent

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer, this is the pay range that Magnit reasonably expects to pay for this position: $147k/year - $167k/year. Please note that the compensation information in this posting reflects the hourly wage only and does not include benefits. Magnit offers Medical, Dental, Vision and 401K.

Magnit is not able to provide assistance to candidates requiring sponsorship or a visa for this position.

At Palo Alto Networks®, everything starts and ends with our mission:
Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren't easy goals to accomplish - but we're not here for easy. We're here for better. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we're looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.