Principal Palo Alto Engineer | Remote, USA

This position will be fully remote and can be hired anywhere in the continental U.S Our Principal Palo Alto Engineers are skilled technical and consultative resources expected to be strong in both technical and soft skills. A Principal Palo Alto Engineer must be driven and proactive with the ability to problem-solve, communicate, participate in diverse project teams from a technical perspective, and interface effectively with customers, vendor partners, and colleagues. This person will focus on all aspects of Palo Alto firewalls; from troubleshooting connectivity or accessibility issues, auditing rule configurations, managing VPN's, routing, Wildfire, SSL decryption/inspection, providing recommendations around best practices, and more. How you'll make an impact Able to solo deliver or act as "point" for complex projects/requests. Acts as technical escalation point to assist junior engineers. Lead in capacity planning and HW specification recommendation efforts. Lead in all deployment and management activities, connector configuration, custom rule development, workflow configuration and development, and third-party system integration. Lead User Acceptance Testing and bug-related engineering efforts. Provide knowledge transfer and post production support activities as necessary. Effective team communicator. Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional associations such as ISSA. Obtain and maintain top tier vendor certification and accreditation. Complete administrative project tasks like time and expense entry, status reporting, and project completion reporting. Acts as contributor in Optiv communities for solutions of focus. Develop and maintain runbooks/procedural documentation. What we're hiring for U.S. Citizenship required. This position also requires a CJIS Background Check and Fingerprinting as part of the onboarding process. A current PCNSE certification is required for this role. Hands-on experience implementing Palo Alto, including Prisma Access, Prisma Cloud and optionally Prisma Cortex. Hands on experience with cloud providers specifically AWS, Azure and optionally GCP Minimum eight (8) years of hands-on experience with Palo Alto Minimum six (6) years of professional Information Security experience in a consulting, vendor or enterprise-level role. InfoSec/Cyber implementation/practical experience Fully qualified/certified on 1 or more technologies Experience in a customer facing/consulting capacity Demonstrated ability to lead junior colleagues #LI-TW1 Salary Range Description $116,600.00 - $159,900.00 Annual The Hiring Range provided for this role is informed by (but not limited to) various factors including responsibilities of the position, work experience, education/training, internal peer equity, geography, as well as other market influences when extending an offer. The disclosed range has not been adjusted for these factors. This role may also be eligible to participate in a variable incentive-based bonus plan. Optiv offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, of which salary is a component. Job Application Window This position accepts applicants for a minimum of 4 business days after the job posting date and will remain available until an applicant has been selected for the position. What you can expect from Optiv A company committed to our inclusive value through our Employee Resource Groups Work/life balance Professional training resources Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects Volunteer Opportunities. “Optiv Chips In” encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities. The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable) EEO Statement Optiv is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age 40 and over, marital status, genetic information, national origin, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. Optiv respects your privacy. 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