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Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN Architect

Northern Base
Portland, OR Full Time
POSTED ON 8/17/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/14/2026

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

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