Firewall SME

Job Title: Firewall SME

Exp: 8 - 10 Years

Loc: Pan India

Work Mode: Hybrid

Duration: 6 Months

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled and hands-on Firewall SME with deep expertise in Fortinet FortiGate and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) technologies. The candidate will be responsible for the design, implementation, administration, optimization, and troubleshooting of enterprise firewall environments, ensuring secure and resilient network operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide L3/L4 technical expertise for FortiGate and Cisco FTD firewall platforms.
• Perform firewall policy analysis, rule creation, optimization, and lifecycle management.
• Design, implement, and support firewall solutions for enterprise and cloud-connected environments.
• Execute firewall migrations, upgrades, patching, and platform refresh activities.
• Investigate and resolve complex network security incidents and firewall-related issues.
• Configure and administer VPN technologies including Site-to-Site VPN and Remote Access VPN.
• Perform security assessments, risk reviews, and firewall rule recertification activities.
• Support change management, incident management, problem management, and RCA activities.
• Collaborate with network, security, cloud, and infrastructure teams on security initiatives.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, SOPs, and operational runbooks.
• Participate in on-call support and provide guidance during critical incidents.

Mandatory Technical Skills

Fortinet

• FortiGate Firewall Administration
• FortiManager
• FortiAnalyzer
• IPS, IDS, Antivirus, Web Filtering
• SD-WAN
• VPN Technologies
• HA Configuration and Management

Cisco

• Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD)
• Firepower Management Center (FMC)
• Cisco ASA to FTD Migration Experience
• Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
• Security Policies and Access Control
• VPN Configuration and Troubleshooting

Networking

• TCP/IP, Routing, Switching
• BGP, OSPF, EIGRP
• NAT, PAT
• VLANs and Network Segmentation
• Packet Capture and Traffic Analysis

Preferred Skills

• Azure and AWS Network Security
• Zscaler, Palo Alto, Check Point exposure
• Network Automation using Python/Ansible
• SIEM Integration (Splunk, Sentinel, QRadar)
• Zero Trust Security Concepts

Certifications (Preferred)

• NSE4 / NSE5 / NSE7
• Cisco CCNP Security
• Cisco Firepower Specialist Certification
• CCIE Security (Preferred)
• CISSP (Good to Have)

Key Competencies

• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently as a technical lead.
• Excellent stakeholder and customer communication skills.
• Experience supporting global enterprise environments.
• Strong documentation and governance mindset.

Desired Profile

The ideal candidate should be a hands-on Firewall SME with proven experience managing large-scale enterprise firewall environments, possessing deep technical expertise in both FortiGate and Cisco FTD platforms, capable of leading complex troubleshooting, migrations, and security enhancement initiatives with minimal supervision.

If Interested, please share your resume to the mail ID below:

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