Senior Administrator - Data Loss Prevention, Palo Alto Firewalls

Experience: Not Available to Not Available years

Location: Bangalore, India

Skills: network security, firewalls, remote access solutions, IPSec VPNs, IDS/IPS, web application firewalls, proxies, DLP, CASB, NAC, micro-segmentation, wired security, wireless security, SIEM, next-generation breach detection platforms, Palo Alto Networks, SaaS Inline Security, AI Access Security, security policies, network operations, routing, switching, segmentation, traffic filtering, network support, ticketing, change management, network security solutions design, technical documentation, security standards, operational runbooks, NIST, Cybersecurity Kill Chain, TCP, UDP, IP, ARP, DNS, HTTP/S, F5 WAF

Job Summary
Network Security Engineer

Key Responsibilities
Design, implement, operate, and support enterprise network security solutions across traditional, virtualized, and cloud environments, including routing, switching, segmentation, and traffic filtering technologies.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for network security technologies, including firewalls, remote access solutions, IPSec VPNs, IDS/IPS, web application firewalls, proxies, DLP, CASB, NAC, micro-segmentation, wired and wireless security, SIEM, and next-generation breach detection platforms.
• Operate Palo Alto Networks SaaS Inline Security capabilities to provide real-time inspection, threat prevention, and data protection for SaaS application traffic.
• Manage Palo Alto Networks AI Access Security controls to secure enterprise usage of AI-driven and generative AI platforms, including policy enforcement, data loss prevention, and visibility into AI application usage and risk.
• Operate SaaS Inline Security and AI Access Security with existing Palo Alto Networks firewall platforms, CASB, DLP, and SIEM solutions to deliver a cohesive, end-to-end security architecture.
• Define and enforce security policies for SaaS and AI application access aligned with corporate risk tolerance, data protection requirements, and industry best practices.
• Monitor, analyze,



and respond to security events and alerts related to SaaS and AI application traffic, performing investigation, tuning, and continuous optimization of controls.
• Contribute to network security initiatives from concept and architecture through implementation, testing, and production rollout, ensuring solutions align with business and security requirements.
• Perform day-to-day operational support for network security infrastructure, including monitoring, troubleshooting, break-fix remediation, ticket handling, and change management in accordance with established processes and SLAs.
• Provide expert-level troubleshooting of complex network and security issues at the protocol level (TCP/UDP, IP, ARP, DNS, HTTP/S), identifying root causes and implementing sustainable corrective actions.
• Design, deploy, and maintain IPSec VPN solutions, including site-to-site and remote access, with a focus on scalability, security, and operational reliability.
• Administer, design, and support Palo Alto Networks firewalls in on-premises, virtualized, and cloud-based environments; perform policy optimization, threat prevention tuning, upgrades, and lifecycle management.
• Support and integrate complementary security platforms such as F5 WAF and CASB, ensuring seamless interoperability within the broader cybersecurity ecosystem.
• Develop and maintain detailed technical documentation, network diagrams, security standards, and operational runbooks that reflect best practices and reference architectures.
• Apply security control frameworks and methodologies (e.g., NIST, Cybersecurity Kill Chain) to architecture decisions, threat modeling, and remediation strategies.





Skill Requirements
Strong understanding of enterprise level network operations including but not limited to route, switch, segmentation and filtering technologies in traditional, virtualized and cloud environments.
• Proven track record of successful IT project contribution from concept to completion.
• Specialization in Network Security technologies including firewall, remote access and IPSec VPN.
• Successful network-level troubleshooting and break-fix implementations.
• Demonstrable experience with day-to-day network support, ticketing and change management.
• Experience in network security solutions design, documentation, and best practices.
• Proven experience working in engineering capacity supporting network security and capabilities such as Firewalls, Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems, Proxies, DLP, Network Deception, micro-segmentation, Network Access Control (NAC), wired and wireless security, SIEM, Next Gen Breach Detection Systems, Cloud Access Security Brokers(CASB).
• Hands on experience with Palo Alto Networks firewalls, F5 WAF, and Palo Alto Networks CASB is highly desired.
• Expert-level understanding of network protocols (TCP/UDP, IP, ARP, DNS, HTTP(S), etc.).
• Detailed understanding of attack vectors, current threats, and their remediation strategies.
• Strong time management skills planning, organizing, and leading architecture development efforts.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills to build and maintain ongoing business relationships.
• Self-Starter that requires minimal supervision, multi-tasks effectively, and can provide oversight and coaching to others for any assigned projects or tasks.
• Detailed understanding of control frameworks and reference architectures such as NIST, Cybersecurity kill chain, etc.
• Able to stay on top of latest cybersecurity developments and next gen platforms.
• Available for on call after hours support as required.

Other Requirements
Positive communication

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