Staff Firewall Administrator - Cisco (5-10 yrs)

About Company :

Sailotech brings a unique blend of niche expertise & competency, emanating from experienced hands who are associated with the IT industry from 1st generation Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and its latest versions. We have the scalability to partner business growth through Analytics, Business Process Re-engineering and Transformation with latest cutting-edge technologies and solutions.

Specialized in : Analytics (Manufacturing and Support & services, Warranty, Insurance), Business & IT Consulting, ERP Consultancy Services (Infor & Oracle), Enterprise solutions (Legacy Modernization, Integrations and Middleware, SMACS Solutions & Test automation), ERP Application Maintenance & Support, Enterprise Transformation Solutions, and Goods and Services Tax (GST) - XaTTaX solution.

Exp : 5+ years

Location : Hyderabad

Job Description :

Skills : Network Security(L2/L3), Palo Alto configuration expert, Datacenters, Cisco IOS, XE & PAN OS

SUMMARY OF ROLE :

Staff Firewall Administrator to develop and maintain functional and secure networks.

He/She should has excellent problem-solving skills and thorough knowledge of firewall administration and architecture.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES :

- Establish rules and access controls to defend against unauthorized access, modifications, and destruction of data.

- Install, configure and maintain firewalls, AWS security group & WAF to protect the internal network.

- Collaborate with engineering department to recommend best security practices.

- Define and enforce policies, procedures, and standards related to LAN, WAN, security, and the use of computer and information assets.

- Assist in managing incidents, problems, and changes following ITIL methodology.

- Troubleshoot issues related to firewalls and provide technical assistance to users.

- Monitor network performance and integrity.

- Create & maintain complete technical documentation.

- Works on project implementation.

- Must be willing to participate in on-call support in the nights & weekends as part of the network engineering team supporting Global Infrastructure

- Always complies the Environment, Health and Safety and Manufacturing Quality standards, rules and regulations.

- Performs other duties may be assigned.

Minimum Education and Experience :

Preferred Requirements :

- Bachelors degree or 8 years of experience

- Must be familiar with L2 and L3 operation support on a global scale with at least 3-5 years' experience in planning, implementation or operation of IP network.

- In-depth understanding of communication protocols (mainly TCP/IP) and routing protocols e.g., BGP, EIGRP, OSPF

- Solid understanding of network security e.g., IDS, IPS, FW, AV, Proxies, DLP, PKI, SSL/TLS, SSL visibility, VPN, wireless security, DDoS, ZTNA, MicroSegmentation etc

- Solid understanding of network operating systems e.g., Cisco IOS, Cisco IOS XE & PAN OS

- Sharp & excellent troubleshooting skills

- Experience on the following equipment is a must :

- Cisco Routers

- Cisco Switches

- Palo Alto NGFW

- Palo Alto Panorama

- Professional certification e.g., CCNP, CISA, CISSP will be an added advantage.

- Familiar with network design in the public cloud like AWS and AZURE will be an added advantage.