Location

Remote from Europe

Duration

12 months

Mission

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Network & Security Expert with strong expertise in Palo Alto Networks security solutions, SD-WAN technologies, enterprise routing, and Cisco campus networking. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, optimizing, and supporting secure global network infrastructures across data centers, campuses, branch offices, and cloud environments.

This role requires a strategic thinker capable of aligning network and security architectures with business objectives while ensuring respect of the corporate standards and practices, high availability, performance, scalability, and cybersecurity compliance.

Key Responsibilities

Network Security Expert

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise security architectures based on Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW).
• Develop and enforce security policies, segmentation strategies, and zero-trust principles.
• Lead firewall lifecycle management, rule optimization, threat prevention, and advanced security feature deployment.
• Perform security assessments, risk analysis, and architecture reviews.

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) & Cloud Security

• Design and operate Palo Alto Prisma Access environments for secure remote user and branch connectivity.
• Manage and optimize GlobalProtect deployments for secure remote access.
• Support cloud-delivered security services including:
  • Secure Web Gateway (SWG)
  • Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)
  • Remote user protection
• Troubleshoot complex access, authentication, and connectivity issues.

SD-WAN Design & Operations

• Design, deploy, and operate Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN solutions across global branch networks.
• Define application-aware routing policies and WAN optimization strategies.
• Ensure resilience through dynamic path selection, performance monitoring, and automated failover mechanisms.
• Collaborate with service providers to optimize underlay WAN connectivity.

Routing & Network Infrastructure

• Design and support enterprise routing environments based on BGP.
• Perform route analysis, troubleshooting, and optimization across multi-site and hybrid-cloud environments.
• Develop routing policies, redundancy mechanisms, and traffic engineering solutions.
• Participate in network transformation and migration initiatives.

Campus LAN & Wireless Networks

• Design, deploy, and support Cisco Catalyst switching infrastructures.
• Manage enterprise LAN environments including:
  • VLAN architecture
  • Layer 2/Layer 3 services
  • High availability designs
  • Network segmentation
• Design and operate Cisco wireless infrastructures ensuring optimal user experience and coverage.
• Conduct performance analysis and capacity planning for LAN and WiFi services.

Operations & Governance

• Provide Level 3 and escalation support for complex network and security incidents.
• Develop and maintain network standards, technical documentation, and operational procedures.
• Participate in change management, problem management, and major incident resolution.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across projects and operational teams.

Required Technical Skills

• Palo Alto Networks
• Palo Alto NGFW
• Strata Cloud Manager Management
• Security Policy Design
• Threat Prevention
• URL Filtering
• DNS Security
• SSL Decryption
• VPN Technologies
• Prisma Access
• GlobalProtect
• Prisma SD-WAN
• Routing & Switching
• BGP (preferred)
• Static and Dynamic Routing
• Route Redistribution
• High Availability Architectures
• LAN/WAN Design

Cisco Technologies

• Cisco Catalyst Switching
• Cisco Wireless Solutions
• VLANs
• STP
• QoS
• Network Segmentation
• Campus Network Design

Security Technologies

• Zero Trust Architecture
• SASE
• Secure Remote Access
• Firewall Policy Management
• Security Monitoring
• Network Segmentation
• Identity-Based Access Control

Desired Experience

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise networking and cybersecurity.
• Proven experience managing global multi-site environments.
• Strong troubleshooting capabilities across network and security domains.
• Experience with cloud networking and hybrid architectures.
• Experience working in multinational operational environments.
• Preferred Certifications
• Palo Alto Networks
• PCNSA (Palo Alto Certified Network Security Administrator)
• PCNSE (Palo Alto Certified Network Security Engineer)
• Palo Alto Prisma Certifications
• Cisco
• CCNP Enterprise
• CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure (preferred)

Additional Certifications

• CISSP
• CCSP
• Azure Network Engineer Associate
• AWS Advanced Networking Specialty

Key Competencies

• Network Architecture & Design
• Security Architecture
• Strategic Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Stakeholder Management
• Technical Leadership
• Project Delivery
• Incident Management
• Documentation & Knowledge Sharing
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Team player