L2 Engineer(Network & Security Firewall)
$62,400–$62,400 year
On-siteMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Job Summary
Configure, manage, and troubleshoot enterprise firewalls (Palo Alto, FortiGate, Checkpoint) across data centers, disaster recovery sites, and branch locations. Administer perimeter defenses, VPN gateways, and internal segmentation firewalls to ensure secure access and traffic isolation. Deploy and maintain advanced security features including IPS/IDS, URL filtering, vulnerability protection, Wildfire, and DLP. Handle incident response and resolution for network and security events, implementing remediation plans for identified vulnerabilities. Maintain redundant, fault-tolerant infrastructure across multi-DC environments while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards such as RBI, ISO 27001, and PCI-DSS. Provide L2-level support for load balancers, enabling high availability, traffic steering, WAF, and SSL offloading.
Required Qualifications
- 5-7+ Years
- 24X7 support
- Hands-on expertise in managing firewalls, VPNs, switches, routers, load balancers and IDS/IPS systems
- Strong focus on availability, compliance, and proactive threat mitigation
- Configure, manage, and troubleshoot enterprise firewalls (Palo Alto, FortiGate, Checkpoint)
- Administer perimeter defences, VPN gateways, and internal segmentation firewalls
- Deploy and maintain advanced security features including IPS/IDS, URL filtering, vulnerability protection, Wildfire, and DLP
- Handle L2-level configuration and support for load balancers
- Maintain redundant, fault-tolerant infrastructure across multi-DC environments
- Handle incident response and resolution for network and security events
- Implement remediation plans for identified vulnerabilities
- Knowledge of regulatory standards such as RBI, ISO 27001, and PCI-DSS
- Palo Alto (Panorama, Wildfire, Threat Prevention)
- Fortinet FortiGate (VPN, HA, policy management)
- VPN protocols (IPSec, SSL VPN, Remote Access)
- Routing & Switching fundamentals (especially BGP)
- Strong understanding of: Firewall and load balancer technologies
- TCP packet capture and analysis
- Cloud and hybrid network security (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Excellent communication skills for client interactions and OEM TAC coordination
- Minimum 4 years managing Palo Alto and Fortinet firewalls
- Core routing/switching in enterprise or BFSI environments
- Experience in regulated financial sectors
Desired Qualifications
- PCNSE (Palo Alto Networks Certified Security Engineer)
- Fortinet NSE4 or NSE7
- CCNP (Routing/Security)
- ITIL Foundation
- Cloud security certifications (AWS/Azure)
- Proven success in managing high-availability, multi-DC infrastructures
- Experience in regulated financial sectors is highly desirable
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