Palo Alto, Check Point

1 week ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ITbility Full time $120,000 - $200,000 per year
  • Technical L3 SME for Firewall Platforms
  • Sydney/Melbourne
  • Contract - 6 + Months

Our client in Sydney is looking for
Technical L3 SME for Firewall Platforms
consultant this is a
Permanent
role. Please email me at for more information.

Job description:
As a
Technical L3 SME for Firewall Platforms
, you will lead the design, implementation, and lifecycle management of firewall policies across
Palo Alto Networks
,
Check Point
, and
Cisco FTD
environments. You'll ensure secure, compliant, and efficient rule management aligned with customer's security standards and customer-specific requirements.

Key Responsibilities

  • Firewall Rule Creation & Validation
  • Design and implement new firewall rules with
    pre-deployment validation
    to prevent duplication, policy conflicts, and ensure alignment with customer's
    security standards
    .
  • Policy Modification & Optimization
  • Update existing firewall policies to incorporate
    new source IPs, destinations, and ports
    , ensuring minimal disruption and consistent access control.
  • Rule Decommissioning
  • Identify and safely
    remove obsolete or unused firewall rules
    , maintaining a clean and efficient policy base across platforms.
  • Policy Lifecycle Management
  • Ensure consistent
    policy governance
    , documentation, and change control across
    multi-vendor environments
    and customer-specific deployments.

Platform Expertise

  • Palo Alto Networks
    : Manage security policies, App-ID, User-ID, and Panorama-based deployments
  • Check Point
    : Administer SmartConsole, rule base tuning, and threat prevention modules
  • Cisco FTD
    : Configure policies via FMC, manage access control, NAT, and SSL inspection
  • Advanced Troubleshooting & Escalation
  • Serve as the
    L3 escalation point
    for firewall-related incidents, performing diagnostics using CLI, logs, and packet captures.
  • Compliance & Documentation
  • Maintain detailed records of rule changes, policy reviews, and audit logs to support
    security compliance frameworks
    (ISO 27001, NIST, PCI-DSS).

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • 10+ years in
    network security engineering
    , with deep expertise in firewall policy management
  • Hands-on experience with:
  • Palo Alto PAN-OS & Panorama
  • Check Point R80+
  • Cisco FTD & FMC
  • Strong understanding of:
  • Access control
    ,
    NAT
    ,
    SSL decryption
    , and
    intrusion prevention
  • Policy lifecycle management
    ,
    change control
    , and
    rule optimization
  • Security standards and compliance requirements

Mandate Certifications

  • PCNSE
    (Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer)
  • CCSE
    (Check Point Certified Security Expert)
  • Cisco CCNP Security / CCIE Security
  • CISSP
    ,
    CCSP
    , or
    ITIL Foundation

All candidates should have full working rights in Australia.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for this role.

To apply, please submit your resume ASAP for immediate consideration or email

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