Palo Alto NGFW Intermediate Analyst - Calgary, Canada - ADVANTUS360

    ADVANTUS360
    ADVANTUS360 Calgary, Canada

    2 weeks ago

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    Palo Alto NGFW Intermediate Analyst

    Employment Type: Full-Time Contract 8-12 months

    Location: Calgary / Western Canada (prefer resident of Calgary, AB.)

    Remote Work: Conditional / Potential In-office requirement at Calgary, AB.

    You are an experienced Palo Alto Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) Administrator with great foundational skills looking to gain experience in larger firewall projects. Your primary goal is to complete and streamline PANOS upgrades in highly sensitive customer environments. Communication between project and client business stakeholders is paramount. This position requires curiosity, hard work and exceptional customer service skills.

    Roles & Responsibilities

    • Participate, manage and deliver assigned project tasks, escalate to project manager when required
    • Automate, streamline and improve firewall upgrade process
    • On-call / after hours response when required

    Job Requirements

    • Diploma, Degree, or 3 years' work experience related to Cloud, System or Network Administration
    • Solid understanding of Networking (OSI Model, MAC, ARP, TCP/UDP/IP, DHCP, DNS)
    • Palo Alto NGFW Firewall administration experience (PANOS Upgrades in A/P Pair)
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

    Your Attributes

    • Strong curiosity and drive to understand how things work
    • Positive 'can do' attitude and customer focused approach
    • Remain organized and manage timely follow-ups
    • Ability to maintain attention to detail, remain organized and manage timely follow-ups
    • Desire to continuously improve

    Beneficial Certifications:

    • Palo Alto Networks Certifications (i.e. PCNSE, PCNSC)

    Beneficial Experience

    • Application Programming Interface (API) usage
    • Python experience

    About ADVANTUS360:

    Advantus360 is an IT Security Solutions organization offering professional/managed services and resale of best of breed IT Security solutions. We support organizations seeking to manage rapidly changing technology requirements, growing threats, and an industry short on resources. We pride ourselves on our integrity, continual growth and improvement, and delivering the right solution to our customers. As an equal opportunity employer, our hiring practices ensure that we respect Human Rights and diversity using non-discriminatory recruitment and selection. Advantus360 hires based on "best fit" for the job. Our organization fosters a culture of quality, equality, compassion, and cooperation.