Technical Specialist - Firewall

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Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people’s lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world. We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work.

What we offer

Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

Description

Within CDO Infra Networks, the Networks tower manages globally the life cycle, delivery, quality and performance of the Wide Area Network, the internet connections, network traffic management, (W)LAN, DNS / DHCP and all other aspects of connectivity for Nokia Networks offices and partners. Support the digital transformation and the use of cloud services.

Technical support specialist – Firewall is responsible for IT service management handling Incident management, Problem management, Change management for all IT network technologies. Work on technical design, functionality, configuration, performance and quality of connectivity. This is a position in network operations for enabling reliable service operation for IT network services.

• Open for Noida, Chennai, and Bangalore Location

Responsibilities

Analyzing production network issues and resolve

Work in US time zone for operational shift support and provide required guidance to NOC

Own incident ticket resolution end-to-end and find a way to resolve or provide technical workarounds

Ensure to provide technical update during the incident management

Engage OEM, service provider to troubleshoot the issue and escalate to get it resolved

Escalate to very complex network issue to L4 engineer for support

Perform advanced troubleshooting and resolve complex network security issues

Conduct regular security assessments and audits to ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices.

Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for firewall and proxy configurations, policies, and troubleshooting procedures.

Required Skills

You have :

Bachelor's degree or engineering degree in Telecommunications / Information Technology / Computer Science or equivalent

10+ years of experience in network services and management in complex environments

Deep understanding of network technologies : TCP / IP, VRRP, DNS, ARP, STP, Trunking, Port Channeling, VRF, IPsec, and TLS

Proficient in routing protocols such as OSPF, ISIS, BGP, Route Policy, QoS, VRRP, Multicast, LDP, and MPLS

Hands-on experience with FortiGate Firewall and proxy or equivalent

Knowledge of IPv6 WAN routing architecture and deployment expertise

It would be nice if you also had :

Knowledge of scripting and automation tools for network management

Ability to acquire Nokia Router product knowledge, learn CLI, and deployment skills

Expertise in handling complex routing design and issues in a multi-vendor environment

Good knowledge of Enterprise WAN, LAN, wireless networks, virtualization, and load balancers

Understanding of ITIL processes