Professional Services Consultant

About the Opportunity

As a Professional Services Consultant (PSC) you will provide deployment, configuration, and operational services for our customers relating to Palo Alto Networks products. You will function as a Subject Matter

Expert (SME) teaming with a Project Manager to interact directly with the customer's project team to facilitate the consumption and adoption of our products and capabilities. During the execution of each project you will also utilize soft skills to guide the customer to make decisions on how to use our products in a way consistent with our best practices and make them more secure. The PSC contributes to the internal Professional Services team in the development of new principles and concepts, works on unusually complex technical problems and provides solutions which are highly innovative and ingenious.

Job Role

 Ensure client needs are met and deliverables produced on time according to specified project deliverables/scope.

 Migrate Firewall Solutions from other vendors to NGFW.

 Assist the customer to deploy, optimize and operationalize our NGFW security solutions into their networks

 Provide guidance to our customers on how to integrate our products into their operational workflows and networks following best practice-based methodologies

 Proactively identify and communicate project status, risks and issues with the Professional Services Project Manager

 Interact with TAC to troubleshoot and diagnose support cases

 Ability to document and template necessary documentation packages for customers as defined

 Ability to work on a team or lead a team depending upon the specified project

 Ability to provide complex solutions in customer environments and execute/document said solutions by self or as a team leader

 Other tasks and duties as needed to support the customer and/or business

Candidate Profile

 Minimum 8 years’ experience with enterprise security products, solutions, and technologies

 Minimum 5 years’ experience managing security solutions in large environments

 Strong knowledge of the enterprise security threat landscape

 Strong understanding of Internet protocols and applications.

 Hands-on Experience migrating from Cisco ASA to Palo Alto NGFW.

 Knowledge of tools like Expedition and Migration scripts.

 Detailed technical experience in the deployment, configuration, troubleshooting and operations

of high-end firewall appliances, ideally Palo Alto Networks products

 Ability to communicate effectively in English, both written and verbally.

 Aptitude to effectively juggle and manage many different tasks simultaneously

 MS Project or similar tools

 Scripting experience - Python, Bash

 Demonstrated project leadership skill

 Relevant industry certifications such as PCNSE, CISSP, CCNA, CNSE, JNCIE-SEC

 BS in Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent education/training/experience

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ₹3,500,000.00 - ₹4,000,000.00 per year

Application Question(s):

• Do you have PCNSE Certification?

Work Location: In person