Ready to take ownership of enterprise security and ensure mission-critical systems stay protected?
Join a government organisation supporting a large-scale, high-visibility environment. They are looking for a Security Engineer with strong Palo Alto Networks expertise to maintain, monitor, and optimise enterprise security infrastructure. This hands‑on role focuses on operational support, ensuring the stability, security, and availability of Palo Alto platforms within a complex network, rather than project‑based architecture work. Gain exposure to large‑scale enterprise security platforms while working alongside experienced network and security professionals.
Take your expertise to the next level and play a key role in protecting critical systems and operations within a complex enterprise network, apply now!
Key Responsibilities
- Provide operational support and administration of Palo Alto Networks security platforms within a 24×7 enterprise environment.
- Monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot Palo Alto Next‑Generation Firewalls to ensure optimal performance and security. Investigate and resolve firewall and network security‑related incidents and operational issues.
- Implement and maintain firewall policies, rule changes, and configuration updates in line with operational and security requirements.
- Perform routine system health checks, patching, and maintenance activities across security infrastructure.
- Support incident response activities and assist with the investigation of security alerts and events. Work closely with network, infrastructure, and security teams to maintain secure and stable operations.
- Maintain documentation relating to configurations, operational procedures, and troubleshooting activities.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of operational processes and security controls.
Requirements
- Possess hands‑on experience supporting Palo Alto Networks Next‑Generation Firewalls within enterprise environments.
- Hold Palo Alto Networks certifications such as PCNSE, PCNSA, or equivalent certifications from the newer Palo Alto certification framework such as Network Security Professional or Next‑Generation Firewall Engineer.
- Demonstrate strong experience troubleshooting firewall and network security platforms.
- Have experience working within a BAU or operational support environment.
- Maintain a solid understanding of network security concepts including firewall policies, traffic inspection, and threat prevention.
- Exhibit strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to resolve complex technical issues.
- Work effectively within a fast‑paced operational team environment.
- Demonstrate strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross‑functional technical teams.
- Ability to successfully pass government police vetting requirements.
Desirable Experience
- Experience supporting security infrastructure within government or large enterprise environments.
- Exposure to security monitoring, incident response, or SOC environments.
- Possess a broad understanding of enterprise networking including routing and switching.
Salary
- Competitive salary based on experience.
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