Job Description

This contract opportunity is for a senior-level network and cloud security professional focused on designing, deploying, and optimizing secure cloud infrastructure in AWS and Azure environments. The role supports large-scale application and infrastructure initiatives with a hands-on emphasis on Palo Alto VM-Series firewalls and F5 BIG-IP LTM technologies. Responsibilities include architecture and implementation of zero-trust security controls, security policy design, threat prevention tuning, Panorama management, log analysis, and troubleshooting across cloud environments. The position also involves working closely with technical stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable, and highly available solutions while maintaining strong documentation and operational effectiveness in development, test, and production settings. This is a hybrid role based in Columbia, SC.

Contract Details

Type: Contract
Duration: 12 months
Work Type: Hybrid
Location: Columbia, SC
Estimated Hourly Compensation: $76 - $84/hour
Residency Requirement: Candidate must be located within a commutable distance to Columbia, SC

Required Skills

Security policy design
Threat prevention tuning
BIG-IP F5 LTM deployment and maintenance (5+ years)
College degree
Network security and engineering experience (10+ years)
Equivalent experience as Palo Alto Cloud Engineer (10+ years)
Azure certification
Log analysis
Panorama management
Zero-trust architecture using Palo Alto
Palo Alto certification
AWS certification
Palo Alto VM-Series firewalls in AWS and Azure (5+ years)

Preferred Skills

PCNSA
F5 ASM
BIG-IP F5 XC
PCNSE
Palo Alto firewalls
F5 LTM
F5 iRules
Infoblox DDI
Forescout
OPSWAT MetaDefender/ICAP
Prisma Cloud
Cisco Umbrella
SC100 Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect
AWS Certified Cloud Solutions Architect

*Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future. Resumes must clearly demonstrate required experience. This opportunity is open to direct hires only; Corp-to-Corp (C2C) and agency submittals will not be considered.

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