Principal Firewall Security Architect - Palo Alto Migration

Principal - Architecture

Firewall Security Architect Palo Alto Migration

Role Overview

Lead firewall architecture and migration initiatives using Palo Alto platforms

Act as primary escalation and technical authority for firewall engineering teams

Minimum domestic travel to meet the customers and drive project revenues

Key Responsibilities

Point of contact and escalation for firewall engineers

Collaborate with SITA Technical Architect and Project Manager on solution design

Provide regular status updates and reporting to stakeholders

Clarify technical solutions and resolve team queries

Oversee firewall migration lifecycle assessment design execution validation

Participate in project reviews and drive process improvements

Identify replacements by conducting interviews for attritions

Work closely with cross functional teams to deliver on time

Liaison with customer vendor management motivate team and own CSAT scores

Technical Skills

Palo Alto Firewalls PANOS and Panorama

Firewall migration experience Cisco Checkpoint Fortinet to Palo Alto

Rulebase design NAT VPN segmentation

Strong experience with Expedition and migration tools

Ability to script and drive templates and automation to scale migration

Experience

15 years in networksecurity architecture

5 years in Palo Alto technologies

Experience in largescale migration programs

Deliverables

HLDLLD and migration plans templates automation scripts

Status reports and governance updates on weekly monthly and quarterly basis

Risk logs and postmigration validation reports

Liaison with customer vendor management motivate team and own CSAT scores