Job descriptionRole : Firewall & Load balancer Specialist Location: Chennai/Bangalore Experience: 7 to 12+ Years Role Summary BPN & Firewall provides strategic and technical leadership for enterprise and banking network security programs. This role is accountable for end-to-end IT solution delivery, stakeholder management, and governance of complex, mission-critical security deployments. Key Responsibilities - Overall accountability for delivery of network security solutions across banking infrastructure programs - Act as subject matter expert for Next Generation Firewalls and enterprise security architectures - Architect, review, and govern security solutions involving Firewalls, IDS/IPS, Load Balancers, F5, and Proxies - Lead adoption and integration of emerging technologies such as Software Defined Networks (NSX) - Ensure compliance, security hardening, and audit readiness of firewall platforms - Provide leadership for automation initiatives using shell scripting - Manage multiple dependencies, vendors, and senior stakeholders in large-scale deployments - Proactively identify risks, anticipate issues, and recommend strategic solutions - Mentor senior engineers and drive operational excellence Key Skills & Technology Requirements - Network Security Architecture & Design - Next Generation Firewalls: FortiGate, Cisco Firepower / ASA - Security Platforms: IDS/IPS, VPN, Proxy, Network Segmentation - Load Balancing & ADC: F5 (LTM / GTM) - Enterprise Network Technologies: Routing, Switching, WAN - Software Defined Networking: VMware NSX (advanced concepts & governance) Required Skills & Experience - 7+ years of experience in banking or large enterprise infrastructure environments - Extensive expertise in Network Firewalls & Security products (FortiGate, Cisco) - Proven experience managing large-scale, multi-vendor security deployments - Strong leadership, communication, and presentation skills - Demonstrated integrity, ownership, and decision-making capability