Palo Alto Cloud Engineer-W-2 ONLY at United Global Technologies
Columbia, SC
$156,000–$187,200
Jul 19, 2026
Columbia, SC
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior network security engineering role focused on designing, deploying, and managing Palo Alto VM-series firewalls across AWS and Azure cloud environments. Day-to-day work involves collaborating with network, security, and application teams on large-scale cloud infrastructure, covering firewall policy, threat prevention, zero-trust architecture, and F5 BIG-IP LTM administration. Suited to a seasoned cloud network security engineer with deep Palo Alto and cloud platform expertise.
Senior level · 10+ years · Greenville-Anderson, SC · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1 people in the Greenville-Anderson, SC area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (information security analysts). range 1–1
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $110,426 (middle half $83,313–$138,367).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (10)
The posting is W-2 only and explicitly states no sponsorship and no subcontracting, indicating a contract (W-2) engagement.
Candidate must be a resident of NC, GA, or SC and willing to relocate to SC at their own expense before starting; preference is given to candidates already local to South Carolina.
The specific SC metro is not named; Greenville-Anderson, SC is used as a representative CBSA given the state requirement. The actual office location may differ.
The degree requirement is effectively waived: a college degree OR 10+ years of experience is accepted, so no hard degree gate applies.
The posting requires holding at least one of: a Palo Alto, AWS, or Azure certification — but does not specify which one. The preferred skills section lists specific certifications (PCNSA/PCNSE, SC-100, AWS CSA) as nice-to-haves.
Zero Trust architecture using Palo Alto technology is explicitly required ('Must demonstrate ability to architect zero-trust controls using Palo Alto technology') but names no separate tool beyond the Palo Alto platform already captured.
The SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role is primarily network security engineering (firewall design, cloud security architecture), which sits between Information Security Analysts (15-1212) and Network/Systems Administrators (15-1244). The cloud architecture and zero-trust design emphasis tips it toward 15-1212.
The preferred skills section lists 'Palo Alto Firewalls' as a standalone bullet, which is redundant with the required Palo Alto VM-Series experience; it is captured under preferred certifications/tools context and not duplicated as a separate required skill.
Ignored 3 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Palo Alto VM-Series firewalls, F5 BIG-IP LTM, Zero Trust architecture.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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