HID - Network Engineer - Fortigate Firewall

Profile Summary :

Duties and Responsibilities include the following :

To provide HID Global IT with technical support for the global network environment including assessment and implementation of new capabilities, upgrades etc.

This person will be a contributing member of the Global IT Infrastructure team. The position will be based in Chennai, India.

Qualifications :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

CCNP or CCIE is expected for this senior role.

Role & Responsibilities :

• 3+ years of experience working with production Network and Security enterprise environment.
• Hands-on experience in AWS and Oracle environment using Terraform.
• Hands-on experience in FortiGate Firewall policies, Proxy, UTM, Failover, Firewall virtual domains, Forti Switch, FortiAP.
• Manage and maintain the Routers, Switches, Firewalls, Wireless Controllers and Access points etc.
• Hands-on experience with LAN, WAN, VPN, and IPSec.
• Configuring and troubleshooting Site-2-Site and remote access VPN solution.
• Hands-on experience in NAT, PAT technologies.
• Strong Debugging level of knowledge in firewalls.
• Experience in Radius and Tacacs servers (FortiAuthenticator, Cisco ISE).
• Experience in routing and switching protocols like BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, HSRP, VRRP, STP, PVST, RSTP.
• Experience in Cisco Nexus 9K / 2k, Catalyst 9k / 4500 / 3800 / 2900 and Cisco Wireless LAN controllers.
• Hands on Experience in Forti Manager and Load balancers (On prem and cloud based).
• Hands on experience on automated network systems by developing and managing automation scripts (e., Python, Ansible).
• Work with the IT team to implement and test Disaster Recovery plan.
• Proficient with tools to collect network statistic utilizing protocols (SNMP, NetFlow, Wireshark, SolarWinds, Observium, etc.
• Hands-on experience in working with tools like Service Now, Jira, monitoring system, etc.
• Perform security audits, reviews and identify security gaps in architecture.
• Create and maintain operational process and technical documentation.
• Knowledge on global security standards.
• Be a part of on-call rotation once a month to support network and security infrastructure in weekend.
• CCNP or relevant vendor equivalent recognized certification preferred.

Language Skills :

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