Palo Alto Network Engineer - L3
- Montreal, QC, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with Palo Alto Networks firewalls.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Position: Palo Alto Network Engineer - L3- Bilingual
Location: Montreal, QC-3 days in office
Term: Full Time
Key Responsibilities
•Plan, design, and execute Palo Alto Firewall migration and upgrade projects.
•Perform firewall policy review, rule optimization, and security hardening.
•Manage firewall deployments, configuration changes, and troubleshooting activities.
•Support VPN, GlobalProtect, NAT, routing, and security policy configurations.
•Monitor firewall health, performance, and security incidents.
•Provide L2/L3 support for production network security issues.
•Conduct firewall audits and ensure compliance with security standards.
•Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, and security teams during migrations and transformations.
•Create and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and standard operating procedures.
Required Skills
•5+ years of hands-on experience with Palo Alto Networks firewalls.
•Strong experience in firewall migration, implementation, and support.
•Expertise in Panorama, GlobalProtect, IPS/IDS, URL Filtering, and Threat Prevention.
•Strong understanding of TCP/IP, Routing, NAT, VPNs, and network security principles.
•Experience troubleshooting complex firewall and connectivity issues.
•Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Certifications
•PCNSA (Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator)
•PCNSE (Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer)
Experience
•8-10 years in Network Security / Firewall Engineering.
•Experience in large enterprise firewall migration programs is highly preferred.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Plan and deliver Palo Alto firewall migrations, upgrades, deployments, policy optimization, and security hardening, while supporting VPN, GlobalProtect, NAT, routing, and production troubleshooting. Monitor firewall health and security incidents, conduct audits, collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, and security teams, and maintain technical documentation and procedures.
Requirements
Requires at least five years of hands-on Palo Alto Networks firewall experience, with strong expertise in migration, implementation, support, Panorama, GlobalProtect, and related security technologies. The posting seeks 8–10 years in network security or firewall engineering, strong TCP/IP and network security knowledge, complex troubleshooting ability, and excellent communication; PCNSA and PCNSE certifications are preferred.
Skills
- Palo Alto Networks Firewalls
- Firewall Migration
- Firewall Implementation
- Firewall Policy Optimization
- Panorama
- GlobalProtect
- VPN
- NAT
- Routing
- IPS/IDS
- URL Filtering
- Threat Prevention
- TCP/IP
- Network Security
- Firewall Troubleshooting
- Security Compliance
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Technology
- Security & Safety
- Engineering
Keywords
- Palo Alto Networks
- Firewall Engineering
- Firewall Migration
- Firewall Upgrades
- Firewall Deployment
- Firewall Policy Review
- Rule Optimization
- Security Hardening
- Panorama
- GlobalProtect
- VPN
- NAT
- Routing
- TCP/IP
- IPS/IDS
- URL Filtering
- Threat Prevention
- Network Security
- Security Incident Monitoring
- Firewall Audits
- Security Compliance
- L2/L3 Support
- Connectivity Troubleshooting
- Enterprise Migration Programs
- Technical Documentation
- Runbooks
- Standard Operating Procedures
- PCNSA
- PCNSE
- Stakeholder Management