Palo Alto Firewall Administrator

Quantam Solutions provides IT solutions and consulting for various clients. We offer competitive hourly wages, health benefits, paid time off, and a 401(k) plan. We are currently seeking a Palo Alto/Panorama Firewall Administrator
. Candidates must have Palo Alto and Panorama experience. Candidates must be able to work fully onsite in Frankfort, KY. There is no option for a hybrid or remote work schedule.

We are seeking experienced professionals with strong Palo Alto firewall administration backgrounds.

• At least three years of direct, hands-on administration of Palo Alto firewalls (3K and 5K series) managed by Panorama.
• Building and maintaining Security and NAT policies.
• Managing HA firewall active/standby configurations.
• Supporting HA pairs with multiple virtual firewalls.
• Strong CLI usage for troubleshooting and performance data collection.
• Performing PAN-OS upgrades on HA firewalls and HA Panorama management consoles (minimum two upgrade cycles completed).
• Administering and troubleshooting:
• IPSEC VPN tunnels to WAN and third-party vendors.
• Mixed-vendor environments (including Cisco and Cradlepoint devices).
• Working knowledge of BGP for VPN tunnel configuration.
• Experience with Palo Alto dedicated log collectors.
• Use of firewall templates and template stacks in Panorama.
• User-n with Active Directory and RADIUS.
• Multi-factor authentication implementation with Azure.
• SSL certificate implementation and lifecycle use on Palo Alto firewalls.
• External Dynamic List configuration and management.
• Using firewall logs to inform and automate policy decisions.
• Effective use of TAG objects beyond rule documentation/identification.
• Experience working directly with Palo Alto Support to resolve platform issues.