Consulting Operation Lead - Network Security L3 Professional Pune, IN

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Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.Your role and responsibilitiesAs a Network Security Ops lead, you are expected to work on Network security products or solutions based on any vendor hardware / vendor operating system software (i.e. Vendor agnostic) with little or minimum support from superiors. Typical examples of the other deliverables would be of deploying, managing and implementing security networking solutions to address client business requirements. Your role includes managing a team of 13 L2 security professional resources, managing their shift roster, OEM interlock, escalation management, SLA and MIS management, audit & compliance readiness and management to deliver clear regulated audits and industry-specific audits. You will also need to visit domestic client's offices / data centres on a daily basis or on an as-needed basis as part of this role.Mandatory skill : Expertise in managing FortiGate and PaloAlto firewalls.Provide technical inputs for monthly customer service review reports and creation of Service Improvement Plans.Work on assigned tickets within the agreed Timeline / SLA as per the Ticket Priority / Severity and adhere to the ITIL process with zero noncompliance.Monitor the queue and maintain regular updates on the Tickets as per agreed timeline, providing the detailed closure summary on the tickets along with L2.Adhere to and comply with the defined processes and tasks assigned.Train and mentor Level 2 network engineers and other staff as necessary.Troubleshoot highly complex customer network Security issues and provide corrective actions to restore the customer services.Troubleshoot and resolve highly complex network Security issues in coordination with OEM & suppliers.Ready to work on 24 / 7 shifts to support client requirements.Required educationBachelor's DegreePreferred educationMaster's DegreeRequired technical and professional expertiseMin 8-10 years of experience in Network Security engineering on Design, Implementation and troubleshooting Firewall, load balancers, WAF.Good understanding of Firewalls : Checkpoint, Palo Alto, FortiGate, Juniper and IPS.Implementation and troubleshooting Site to Site VPN (IPSEC VPN).F5 Load Balancers Citrix NetScaler and WAF Imperva knowledge for Deployment and troubleshooting.Troubleshoot and resolve highly complex WAN issues in coordination with carriers & suppliers.Assist in creation of Root Cause analysis (RCA).Performance tuning of Network devices.Network Security (multi-vendor) experience - Cloud security (Native security controls in AWS / Azure / GCP) & security tool implementation in cloud platform.Knowledge and experience in Incident, Change, Problem, Service request and Configuration Management Processes.Provide tier-3 (expert level) operational support for Firewalls to resolve critical business issues that require deep network troubleshooting techniques and performance analysis.Independently own the Security Infrastructure support solving complex issues and suggest design modifications based on business needs.Participate in troubleshooting & Root Cause Analysis.Assist Client security team during audits.Responsible for smooth and efficient SOC operation.Periodic review with customers and advise on improvements.Provide an effective network Security capacity plan.Maintain policy and procedures manual, conduct monthly service review meetings with key stakeholders.Provide leadership, management, direction, and technical oversight for the network Security operations department.Planning activities, communicating status, and preparing reports.Manage and govern relationships with technology vendors.Preferred technical and professional experienceGraduate in Computer Science / IT / Electronics Engineering, M.C.A. or equivalent University degree.Candidates should have at least 5-7 years of experience for L2 working in Network Security.Manage firewall / security systems by establishing and enforcing policies, defining, and monitoring access.Hands-on experience on Palo Alto, FortiGate, Checkpoint, Azure, Cisco ASA Firewalls. 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Our recruiters advise that you apply to not more than 3 roles in a year for the best candidate experience. For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.Job Title : Operation Lead - Network Security L3Job ID : 13936City / Township / Village : PuneState / Province : MaharashtraCountry : IndiaWork arrangement : OnsiteArea of work : ConsultingEmployment type : RegularPosition type : ProfessionalShift : RotationIs this role a commissionable / sales incentive based position?#J-18808-Ljbffr