Network Engineer - Palo Alto Firewall Deployment - 251544

Job Title: Network Engineer - Palo Alto Firewall Deployment - 251544 Work Location: Remote with up to 25% travel Position Type: 6 Months Contract - potential Contract to Hire / Contract Extension based on performance Hourly Rate: $60 - $65 / hour W2 ABOUT OUR CLIENT / ABOUT THIS ROLE Medix is currently seeking an experienced Network Engineer with prior Palo Alto Firewall Migration experience. Our client is a national Healthcare Services organization with more than 2500 sites, currently in the middle of a project to replace End of Life Cisco and Checkpoint firewalls with next-generation Palo Alto Firewalls. This role is an additional position to help support the workload. We are seeking individuals who have a minimum of 5-7 years Network Engineering (strong Layer 2 / Layer 3 switching configurations), and who have hands‑on experience in migrating, deploying and decommissioning firewalls. RESPONSIBILITIES This role is primarily remote but may include up to 25% travel out of state / overnight to client locations Working under the direction of a Senior Engineer to support firewall migration / firewall deployment projects Day to day will primarily be focused on Network Configuration and Deployment (80%) with some troubleshooting and support ( Implementing new PaloAlto Next-Generation Firewalls with Panorama Management to replace EOL Cisco ASA and Checkpoint devices. Core responsibilities will be to configure the Palo Alto settings, VPNs and Switch configurations for deployment at new sites. This individual will be tasked with understanding architecture designs, ordering equipment, tracking shipments, and ensuring timely delivery for installation. Strong Palo Alto firewall skills are required - must be able to troubleshoot, program, and set up firewalls, including setting up VPNs, and migrate existing firewall rules over to the new devices. This role will be traveling to the new sites for hands‑on deployment and decommissioning assistance with existing firewalls. This role will also be providing technical troubleshooting and support for connectivity issues within the AWS and Azure multi‑cloud environment This individual is responsible for using monitoring tools (ie, Solarwinds) for monitoring and assessing network performance, as well as ticketing tools (ServiceNow) to stay on top of issues. REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS 7-10+ years of professional experience Network Certifications (Cisco CCNA or Palo Alto PCNSA) are preferred Strong hands‑on experience with PaloAlto Next Generation Firewalls and Panorama Exposure to legacy firewalls to help support migrations (ASA / Checkpoint) Cisco Nexus Switches VLAN configuration ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Candidates must be permanently authorized to work for any employer without the need for visa sponsorship now, or in the future. #J-18808-Ljbffr Medix Technology