Network Engineer III - IN (Palo Alto & FortiGate)

About Rackspace Cyber Defence

Rackspace Cyber Defence is our next generation cyber defence and security operations capability that builds on 20+ years of securing customer environments to deliver proactive, risk-based, threat-informed and intelligence driven security services.

Our purpose is to enable our customers to defend against the evolving threat landscape across on-premises, private cloud, public cloud and multi-cloud workloads.

Our goal is to go beyond traditional security controls to deliver cloud-native, DevOps-centric and fully integrated 24x7x365 cyber defence capabilities that deliver a proactive, threat-informed, risk-based, intelligence-driven approach to detecting and responding to threats.

Our mission is to help our customers:

• Proactively detect and respond to cyber-attacks - 24x7x365.
• Defend against new and emerging risks that impact their business.
• Reduce their attack surface across private cloud, hybrid cloud, public cloud, and multi-cloud environments.
• Reduce their exposure to risks that impact their identity and brand.
• Develop operational resilience.
• Maintain compliance with legal, regulatory and compliance obligations.

Key Accountabilities

• Act as the highest level of technical escalation for complex network security and cloud security incidents across customer environments.
• Provide expert-level support and troubleshooting for Palo Alto, Fortinet, Azure networking, and hybrid network security infrastructures and architectures.
• Lead technical resolution of critical (P1/P2) incidents and major service outages, driving recovery activities and stakeholder communications.
• Perform deep-dive Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and recommend permanent corrective and preventive actions to improve service stability.
• Design, implement, and optimize secure network security architectures for customer environments across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid deployments.
• Lead customer onboarding activities involving complex network designs, large-scale migrations, and security transformation initiatives.
• Review and approve firewall policies, network segmentation strategies, VPN designs, security controls, and architecture changes.
• Provide governance and technical oversight for major changes, upgrades, migrations, and platform lifecycle management activities.
• Design and implement scalable solutions utilizing:
  • Palo Alto VM-Series and Panorama
  • FortiGate VM and FortiManager
  • Azure Networking and Security Services
  • Hybrid Connectivity Solutions
• Lead troubleshooting and optimization of:
  • IPsec & Remote VPNs
  • Static and dynamic routing
  • SD-WAN & BGP
  • Azure Routing
  • Azure Load Balancing
  • Network Performance Issues
  • Security Policy Conflicts
• Drive continuous service improvement initiatives through automation, standardization, and operational excellence.
• Develop and maintain architecture standards, operational runbooks, design documentation, and knowledge repositories.
• Collaborate with Microsoft, Palo Alto, Fortinet, and other vendors for product escalations and advanced troubleshooting.
• Evaluate emerging security technologies and recommend enhancements to customer security posture.
• Act as a technical mentor for L1 and L2 engineers, providing coaching, reviews, and knowledge transfer sessions.
• Participate in customer technical governance meetings, architecture reviews, and strategic planning discussions.
• Support after-hours critical incidents, major projects, and planned maintenance activities when required.

Skills & Experience

Mandatory Technical Expertise

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in Network Security Engineering, Security Operations, or Security Architecture roles.
• Expert-level knowledge of:
  • Palo Alto Networks VM-Series Firewalls
  • Panorama Management Platform
  • FortiGate VM Firewalls
  • FortiManager
  • Azure Networking and Security Services

Advanced Azure Expertise

• Deep understanding of:
  • Virtual Networks (VNets)
  • Virtual WAN (vWAN)
  • Route Tables
  • Network Security Groups (NSGs)
  • Azure Load Balancer
  • Application Gateway (WAF)
  • Azure Firewall
  • VPN Gateway
  • ExpressRoute
  • Azure Route Server
  • Private Endpoints
  • Hub-and-Spoke Architectures
  • Zero Trust Network Design

Network Security Architecture

• Extensive experience designing and implementing:
  • Enterprise Network Security Architectures
  • Cloud-Native Security Solutions
  • Hybrid Connectivity Solutions
  • Segmentation and Micro-Segmentation Strategies
  • Zero Trust Security Models
  • Secure Internet Egress Architectures
  • Multi-Cloud Connectivity Solutions

Advanced Operational Skills

• Expert troubleshooting experience in:
  • IPsec VPN
  • SSL VPN
  • Dynamic Routing
  • NAT
  • URL & APP-ID
  • Feature and Function optimizations
  • High Availability Clusters
  • Performance Optimization
• Experience leading:
  • Firewall migrations
  • Cloud transformation projects
  • Network modernization initiatives
  • Security platform upgrades and refresh programs

Automation & Engineering

• Good to have experience with automation and Infrastructure-as-Code solutions such as:
  • PowerShell
  • Python
  • Terraform
  • ARM/Bicep Templates
  • Azure Automation
• Ability to design automated operational workflows and reduce manual effort through scripting and orchestration.

Certifications (Preferred)

Palo Alto Networks

• Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE)
• Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Certified Expert (PCCSE)

Fortinet

• Fortinet NSE 4+ / FCP Network Security

Microsoft

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ-700)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)

Additional Security Certifications (Good to Have)

• CISSP
• CCSP
• CCNP Security
• CCIE Security

Additional Security Certifications (Good to Have)

• CISSP
• CCSP
• CCNP Security
• CCIE Security

About Rackspace Technology

We are the multicloud solutions experts. We combine our expertise with the world’s leading technologies - across applications, data and security - to deliver end-to-end solutions. We have a proven record of advising customers based on their business challenges, designing solutions that scale, building and managing those solutions, and optimizing returns into the future. Named a best place to work, year after year according to Fortune, Forbes and Glassdoor, we attract and develop world-class talent. Join us on our mission to embrace technology, empower customers and deliver the future.

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