What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Architect (Palo Alto) position at 5NINE Data Solutions?
Location: On-site – Hauppauge, NY (Suffolk County)
Duration: 3 months | Hours: Up to 500
Clearance: U.S. work authorization required
Rate: Competitive (W2 or 1099)
Start Date: Immediately
5NINE Data Solutions is seeking an experienced Palo Alto Technical Architect to support a Suffolk County government engagement. The ideal candidate will be responsible for reviewing and optimizing firewall configurations and delivering updated documentation and diagrams.
- Assess and optimize existing Palo Alto firewall policies
- Review interface configurations and logical segmentation
- Validate and redesign firewall zones and trust boundaries
- Develop detailed documentation and network diagrams
- Work closely with Suffolk County IT leadership and engineers
- 8 years of enterprise network/security architecture experience
- Strong hands-on experience with Palo Alto Networks (PCNSE preferred)
- Familiarity with VLANs, VRs, interface configs, and segmentation
- Proficiency in Visio or other diagramming tools
- Bachelor’s in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)