What are the responsibilities and job description for the Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN Architect position at Northern Base?
Hiring Alert | Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN Architect – AWS Cloud
Location: Portland, OR (Remote)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Experience Required: 8–14 Years
Visa Type: USC / GC Only
Must-Have Skills:
- Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN (ION) – On-Prem & AWS
- Strata Cloud Manager (SCM)
- Prisma Access
- BGP, OSPF, Static Routing & ECMP
- IPSec VPN & GRE Tunnels
- SD-WAN High Availability (HA)
- MPLS, DIA & Broadband Connectivity
- Traffic Engineering & Application-Aware Routing
- AWS VPC, Transit Gateway & Direct Connect
- AWS Route Tables, Security Groups & NACLs
- AWS Networking & Hybrid Cloud Connectivity
- Palo Alto NGFW
- Zero Trust Architecture
- SASE/SSE
- Network Segmentation & Security Policies
- Identity & Access Management
Key Responsibilities:
- Design end-to-end Prisma SD-WAN architecture across AWS, branches, data centers, and cloud environments
- Develop HLD and LLD documentation for SD-WAN deployments
- Design AWS-hosted ION Virtual Appliance architecture with HA and multi-region resiliency
- Deploy and onboard Prisma SD-WAN ION appliances in AWS
- Integrate AWS VPC, Transit Gateway, and Direct Connect with the Prisma SD-WAN fabric
- Configure application-aware routing, QoS, path selection, WAN overlays, and VPN fabrics
- Lead greenfield and brownfield SD-WAN migrations
- Design HA, failover, redundancy, and disaster recovery solutions
- Integrate Prisma Access, Palo Alto SD-WAN, and NGFW
- Lead traditional WAN and third-party SD-WAN migration initiatives
- Troubleshoot routing, tunnel, connectivity, and application performance issues
- Provide L3/L4 engineering support and work with Palo Alto TAC on critical incidents
- Prepare HLD, LLD, MOPs, migration runbooks, rollback plans, and SOPs
- Lead architecture reviews, customer workshops, and technical solution presentations
Mandatory Certifications:
- Palo Alto PCNSA / PCNSE
- AWS Solutions Architect Associate / Professional
- Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN Certification preferred
- CCNP Enterprise preferred
Preferred Experience:
- AWS-hosted Prisma SD-WAN ION deployments
- Prisma Access implementation
- Data Center Exit programs
- Multi-cloud networking across AWS/Azure
- BFSI enterprise environments
- Large-scale SD-WAN migration programs covering 100 sites
Key Deliverables:
- AWS-Prisma SD-WAN HLD & LLD
- ION HA Cluster Design
- Routing & Security Architecture
- Migration Strategy & Runbooks
- UAT & Production Deployment
- Knowledge Transfer & Operational Documentation