Senior Network and Firewall Operations Lead

9 - 12 Years 1 Opening Hyderabad

Role description

• Service Ownership & Strategy: Define and implement the Network and Firewall Operation & Engineering strategy, aligning with business and IT objectives.
• Network Infrastructure Management: Oversee the administration, configuration, and optimization of routers, switches, firewalls, SD-WAN, and LAN/WAN architectures.
• Firewall Security & Compliance: Implement and maintain Palo Alto firewalls, including policy management, threat prevention, URL filtering, SSL decryption, and Zero Trust security models.
• Network Access Control (NAC): Manage and optimize Forescout NAC solutions for secure access control and endpoint compliance.
• Cloud & Hybrid Network Integration: Integrate and support cloud networking solutions (Azure, AWS, GCP) with on-premise environments.
• High Availability & Disaster Recovery: Design and maintain redundant network architectures to ensure business continuity.
• Security & Vulnerability Management: Ensure adherence to regulatory compliance standards (PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, GDPR, NIST) and conduct vulnerability management activities.
• Network Automation & Monitoring: Implement automation using Python, Ansible, Terraform, and maintain monitoring solutions (SolarWinds, Splunk, Nagios).
• Incident & Problem Management: Lead resolution of network and firewall incidents, root cause analysis, and ensure continuous improvement.
• Capacity Planning & Performance Optimization: Optimize network performance, bandwidth utilization, and manage traffic engineering.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with security teams, cloud architects, and business leaders to support operations.
• Vendor & Technology Management: Manage relationships with network hardware/software vendors and service providers.
• Cost & Budget Management: Optimize network infrastructure costs while ensuring reliability and security.
• Minimum of 10+ years in network and firewall engineering and operations, with at least 5+ years in a leadership role.
• Strong hands-on experience with Palo Alto firewalls (Panorama, Cortex XDR, GlobalProtect VPN).
• Expertise in Forescout NAC, Zero Trust, and network access control policies.
• Proficiency in network protocols (BGP, OSPF, MPLS, SD-WAN, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP).
• In-depth knowledge of cloud networking (Azure Virtual WAN, AWS VPC, etc.).
• Experience in network automation tools (Ansible, Terraform, Python).
• Knowledge of load balancers (F5, Citrix ADC), DDoS protection, and SIEM solutions.
• Leadership & Communication: Excellent leadership, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with AI-driven network analytics and predictive threat analysis.
• Knowledge of 5G, IoT security, and SDN technologies.
• Familiarity with ITSM tools (ServiceNow, Remedy) and DevSecOps methodologies.
• Good Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills for internal and external interactions.
• Troubleshooting: Ability to troubleshoot complex issues across various technology towers.
• Capacity Planning & Performance Optimization: Knowledge of proactive network capacity planning and resource utilization.
• Security & Compliance: In-depth knowledge of security controls, vulnerability management, and compliance standards.

Skills

Palo alto, switching and routing

About UST

UST is a global digital transformation solutions provider. For more than 20 years, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people and led by purpose, UST partners with their clients from design to operation. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, UST embeds innovation and agility into their clients’ organizations. With over 30,000 employees in 30 countries, UST builds for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process.