Role: Senior Network Security Lead.

Experience: 14 years.

Location: Pune (No relocation, candidates only from Pune and Mumbai).

Notice Period: Immediate to 15 days (serving notice period).

Responsibilities:

- Lead, mentor, and manage a global team of network and security engineers.
- Provide technical direction, standards, and best practices across regions.
- Act as the senior escalation point for complex global incidents and outages.
- Coordinate global changes, upgrades, and maintenance activities.
- Ensure consistent network and security posture across all locations.

Network &

- Security Engineering:
- Design, implement, and support enterprise network and security solutions.
- Lead troubleshooting of complex Layer 2 / Layer 3, firewall, and wireless issues.
- Ensure designs align with security best practices, compliance, and business requirements.

Cisco &

- Network Technologies:
- Architect and support Cisco Routing &
- Switching environments.
- Design and operate Cisco ISE (802.1X, MAB, Guest, Profiling, TrustSec).
- Utilize Cisco DNA (Catalyst Center) for network design, provisioning, and assurance.
- Design and support enterprise wireless networks (Cisco WLC, RF optimization).

Security &

- Firewalls:
- Design, deploy, and manage Fortinet FortiGate firewalls.
- Configure and support firewall policies, NAT, VPNs (IPsec / SSL), SD-WAN, and HA.
- Lead firewall audits, rulebase optimization, firmware upgrades, and security hardening.

Operations, Governance &

- Tools:
- Oversee incident, problem,



and change management for global network services.
- Participate in CAB and security review forums.
- Use network management, monitoring, and logging tools to ensure service health.
- Ensure documentation is standardized, audit-ready, and globally consistent.

What Were Looking For:

Required Experience &

- Skills:
- 10 14 years of enterprise network and security experience.
- Proven experience in a senior or lead role managing global teams.
- Solid expertise in:

1.

Cisco

Routing &

- Switching.
- Cisco ISE.

3.

Fortinet

FortiGate Firewalls.

- Cisco DNA (Catalyst Center).

5.

Enterprise

Wireless (Cisco WLC).

- Experience supporting business-critical, multi-region environments.

Tools &

- Platforms:
- Network monitoring and management platforms.
- FortiManager / FortiAnalyzer (preferred).
- ITSM tools such as ServiceNow.
- Logging and SIEM platforms (preferred).

Preferred Qualifications:

- Cisco CCNP or CCIE (Enterprise or Security).
- Fortinet NSE certifications.
- Cisco ISE or Security specialization.
- Wireless certifications (Cisco or CWNP).
- Experience working in global, follow-the-sun operations models.

Leadership &

- Soft Skills:
- Strong technical leadership and mentoring capability.
- Excellent communication with global teams and senior stakeholders.
- Ability to balance security, availability, and user experience.
- Calm and decisive during incidents and outages.
- Ownership-driven mindset with strong accountability.

📌 Senior Network Security Lead (India)
🏢 Vy systems
📍 India