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Associate SME - Digital Network - FireMon
5-7 years
Bangalore / Bengaluru
1 vacancy
Associate SME - Digital Network - FireMon
Quantified HR
posted 3mon ago
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Job Description
Key Skills:
- Firemon
- Cisco Routing & Switching
Candidate profile:
- Minimum 5 to 7 years of hands-on relevant experience
- Prior experience in a 24x7x365 Global operations environment
- Should have knowledge of Network Monitoring & ITSM tools
- Good Conceptual understanding of network & security technologies including Wireless and SDWAN
- Should have good understanding of ITIL processes
- Good communication skills
Key Deliverables
- Actively manage firewall policies by defining, creating, modifying, and removing rules to control traffic flows
- Monitor policy changes for security implications and ensure policies align with business needs and security requirements
- Review proposed firewall rule changes, analyzing their potential impact on network security
- Evaluate and approve change requests based on predefined criteria and compliance requirements
- Implement changes following best practices and change management processes to minimize disruptions
- Conduct regular risk assessments to identify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and areas of policy weakness within firewall rules
- Prioritize and remediate identified risks to reduce the attack surface and enhance security posture
- Ensure that firewall policies adhere to industry-specific regulations (e.g., PCI DSS, HIPAA) and internal security policies
- Generate compliance reports to demonstrate adherence during audits and compliance checks
- Perform periodic policy reviews to identify and remove unused, redundant, or conflicting firewall rules
- Optimize policies to reduce complexity, improve efficiency, and enhance security
- Maintain comprehensive documentation of firewall policies, rulesets, and configurations
- Ensure that documentation is up-to-date and accessible for auditing, compliance, and troubleshooting purposes
- Integrate diverse firewall devices and vendors into the FireMon platform, centralizing management and visibility
- Synchronize device configurations with the FireMon console for consistency and control
- Analyze firewall rules to identify inaccuracies, incompleteness, or conflicts within rule sets
- Address rule ambiguities or shadowing to maintain rule effectiveness and security
- Develop and implement automated workflows for firewall rule change requests, approvals, and execution
- Streamline change management processes to improve efficiency and reduce human error
- Use FireMon to assist in incident response activities by rapidly identifying security incidents and their impact on firewall policies
- Troubleshoot connectivity issues and security incidents tied to firewall configurations
- Create visual representations of network topology, firewall policies, and traffic flows to facilitate understanding and planning
- Use graphical maps to assess the impact of rule changes on network traffic
- Continuously monitor network traffic flows and analyze data to identify anomalies, deviations from policy, or potential security threats
- Use traffic insights to inform policy adjustments and enhance security
- Employ FireMon for the ongoing monitoring of firewall device health and performance
- Detect and address device failures or performance issues promptly to maintain network integrity
- Simulate the potential effects of proposed firewall rule changes using what-if analysis tools
- Evaluate the impact of changes on network traffic and security policies before implementation
- Implement user authentication and access controls for the FireMon platform to ensure that only authorized personnel can make policy changes
- Define role-based access controls and permissions to restrict access to sensitive areas
- Collect, store, and analyze firewall logs to identify security incidents, policy violations, and operational issues
- Create alerts and triggers for suspicious activities and automate responses
- Integrate FireMon with SIEM solutions to correlate firewall data with broader security event information
- Enhance threat detection and response capabilities through cross-platform analysis
- Develop and maintain backup and disaster recovery strategies for firewall policies, configurations, and historical data
- Ensure rapid restoration in case of data loss or device failure to minimize downtime
- Manage relationships with firewall vendors and track firmware updates, patches, and security advisories
- Plan and execute patch management strategies to keep firewall devices up to date and secure
- Provide training sessions and knowledge transfer to internal staff and stakeholders on how to use FireMon effectively
- Share best practices, security policies, and operational procedures for managing firewall policies
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
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