Prisma Access/NGFW Consultant

Piper Companies is seeking an Prisma Access/NGFW Consultant to join our customer's company located in Charlotte, NC through a 12-month contract onsite work. The Prisma Access/NGFW Consultant will lead large scale Prisma Access deployments. This role is onsite 5 days a week in Charlotte, NC.

Responsibilities of the Prisma Access/NGFW Consultant include:

• Migrate customers from legacy remote access technologies to the company's platforms
• Build custom security policies and application signatures, configured for our client’s needs
• Progress and uphold expertise in deploying advanced features and functionality
• Analyze logs and events from the solution to perform initial troubleshooting and issue identification
• Maintain the Company's solution and provide mentorship on code upgrades and best practices
• Ensure client needs are met and deliverables produced on time according to specified project deliverables and scope

Qualifications for the Prisma Access/NGFW Consultant include:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience implementing or managing enterprise firewalls or security infrastructure
• Deep understanding of Palo Alto Networks NGFW, Panorama, and related technologies (App-ID, User-ID, Content-ID, WildFire, and URL Filtering)
• Strong grasp of TCP/IP, routing, switching, NAT, VPNs, and Layer 7 inspection
• Familiarity with threat prevention, SSL decryption, and Zero Trust concepts
• Experience integrating NGFW solutions into cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) or SD-WAN environments is a plus
• Skilled in log and event analysis using Cortex Data Lake, Expedition, or equivalent tools
• Experience with troubleshooting skills related to networking, routing, IP, NAT, IPSEC VPNs and knowledge of how these interact with applications and users
• Experience using of remote user access technologies, including IPSec VPN, SSL VPN, Explicit Proxy, ZTN
• Strong Routing Skills, including BGP and Static Routing 

Compensation for the Prisma Access/NGFW Consultant include:

• $130,000-$150,000 **depending on experience**
• Full Benefits: PTO, Paid holidays, Cigna Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, etc.

Keywords: extended expertise consultant, expertise consultant, Customer Consulting, 2FA, SAML, RADIUS, LDAP, Firewall, Panorama, User-ID, App-ID, Threat Prevention, URL Filtering, SSL Decryption, security, security solutions, IPSec VPN, SSL VPN, Explicit Proxy, ZTN, enterprise firewalls, security infrastructure

This job opens for applications on 10/14/26. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

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