Lead Security Engineer

Job Title : Lead Engineer – Network Security Implementation / Network Security Implementation Lead

Department : Engineering and Operations

Location : Mumbai

Reporting : Manager Security Operations

Job Type : Full Time

Shift : Rotational Shift

PRE-REQUISITES

Strong technical and subject matter expertise in at least four or more of the following security specialties :

Firewall : Palo Alto, Cisco, Checkpoint, Fortinet

VPN - IPSEC, Pulse SSL VPN : Juniper, F5, Cisco

Content Filtering : Bluecoat , Websense, McAfee, Iron Port, Zscaler

IPS : Palo Alto, Cisco, Juniper, Tipping Point, McAfee,

Unified Thread Management (UTM)

SIEM / SIM products

AAA services : ACS, Radius, RSA

Load Balancers : F5 BigIP LTM / GTM, Juniper, Netscaler

Network Security (multi-vendor) experience

Knowledge of Cloud Infrastructure Management : Cloudstack, Openstack, Virtualization (KVM, CentOS)

Scripting language : Ruby, Perl or Python

Extensive implementation experience on Palo Alto, SSL VPN’s and other security products

Working knowledge and hands-on experience on Linux / Unix OS is desirable

Understanding the business requirements and working with customer and sales team for optimal solution

Attend client calls and other technical meetings and working across shifts depending on the implementation schedule

Experience in a Global environment for implementing security solutions

Flexible with work schedule to align with migration or implementation window in 24x7 global environment

Excellent communication skills and ability to handle high pressure situations

Analytical thinker willing to “think outside the box” to resolve customer impacting situations

Act as an escalation for Operations to resolve the business impacting critical issues

Exceptional documentation and communication skills

Aptitude and desire to learn advanced Network Security services

Creative, flexible thinker who is willing to take initiatives and share alternative solutions with peers and management

Knowledge on Vulnerability Scanning, Penetration Testing Tools

Ability to thrive in a fast paced, multi-cultural, customer-oriented environment

RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for implementing end to end security solutions for enterprise customers. The key task is understanding the business requirements, collaborating with various internal teams including sales / vendor / customer, highlight risk and provide mitigation plan and timely implementation of the solution

Attend client calls and other technical meetings

Working across time zones depending on the implementation schedule

Excellent documentation skills and creating SOP’s and MOP’s

Hand holding to Operations on implemented projects for smooth transition to Operations

Act as an escalation for Operations to resolve the business impacting critical issues

Perform the minor / major changes as per defined SOC process and work instructions

Subject Matter Expert (SME) for select products

Attend CAB meetings and provide comprehensive maintenance plans for change management review and approval

Security Performance Tuning

Review code upgrade and test implement before rolling on to production

Cross-train and mentor juniors

Any additional task given to the incumbent from time-to-time based on business needs

TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

PCNSE, PCNSA, ACE, CCNA, CCSA / SE, CCSP, CCIE, JNCIS-SEC, JNCIS-FWV, JNCIS-SSL

EXPERIENCE

Minimum 10 years of progressive, relevant implementation experience working in a complex network environment for Global customers

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s in engineering - Computers / Electronics / Communication or related field

Graduate / Postgraduate in Science / Maths / IT or related streams with relevant technology experience

TECHNICAL AND OTHER SKILLS

Knowledge of ITIL, ISO27K will be beneficial