
Network & Security Senior Engineer I
- Hyderabad, Telangana
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Network Security Design: Develop and implement security architectures and solutions to safeguard the organization's network.
- Monitoring and Analysis: Continuously monitor network traffic and security alerts to identify and respond to potential threats.
- Standards Development: Create and maintain security standards, procedures, and documentation to ensure compliance with company policy and regulations.
- Collaboration: Work closely with IT teams to integrate security measures into network infrastructure and applications.
- Research and Development: Stay updated on the latest security trends, threats, and technologies to enhance the organization's security posture.
- Managing Zscaler configuration and undertake rules review to optimize rules being mindful of user experience (e.g., allow rulesets to be permissive enough, yet secure)
- Deploying a centralized Web Application Firewall solution across organization's mission critical sites
- Support DNS CNAME changes for rollout
- Manage site SSL certificates
- Undertake Layer 3-4 WAF rules tuning and collaborate with AppSec team for Layer 7 rules tuning
- Securing network system by enforcing security policies, performing configuration review/audit, defining and monitoring access:
- Design and optimize firewall rule sets for improved security, performance, and compliance.
- Perform risk assessments and firewall audits to ensure adherence to network security best practices.
- Analyze technical issues and making recommendations for corrective action.
- Work with the Network Operations team to collaborate on the following:
- Maintaining data networks (Cisco, Dell), Wi-Fi networks (Cisco WLC), next generation firewalls (Check Point).
- Infrastructure monitoring and proactive optimization to improve network reliability and performance.
- Troubleshooting network incidents and problems. Maintaining SLAs by effectively prioritizing and managing issues.
- Coordinating field engineers, vendors and third parties to facilitate and speed up problem resolution.
- Day to day user access request review and implementation (Check Point, Zscaler).
- Create and maintain detailed network documentation and diagrams.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Security, or related professional experience.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience as a Network Security Engineer
- Strong TCP/IP network and security fundamentals. CCNP certified or equivalent experience level. Additional certifications such as Network+, Security+, and Cloud certifications are also desired.
- Cross platform knowledge and experience to design, configure and troubleshoot WAN/LAN/WLAN technologies in an enterprise environment. Knowledge of advanced services and protocols: high availability, load-balancing, BGP, MPLS, SD-WAN, VoIP.
- Hands on experience in implementing and managing next generation firewalls. Ability to implement and troubleshoot Firewall policies and IPsec VPNs.
- Experience with Cisco ISE, WLC.
- Knowledge of proxy solutions/web filtering such as Zscaler, end-user VPN solutions. Strong preference to Check Point skills, certification is a plus.
- Familiarity with Zero Trust architectures and SASE frameworks.
- Be familiar with Microsoft Windows Technologies, O365, virtualization technologies
- Being familiar with service ticket management and associated workflows.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to stay always organized while working in a dynamic environment wearing both a Security and Operations Hat.
- Support for professional accreditations such as ACCA and study leave
- Flexible arrangements, generous holidays, birthday leave
- Continuous mentoring along your career progression
- Active sports, events and social committees across our offices
- Support with mental, physical, emotional and financial support 24/7 from our Employee Assistance Program
- The opportunity to invest in our growth and success through our Employee Share Plan
- Plus additional local benefits depending on your location