Role : 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
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