WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

As a Lead Firewall Software Engineer, you will provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of network security engineers. You will be responsible for designing sprint scopes, managing firewall deployments, and driving innovation in cloud firewall capabilities. This role requires a strong understanding of network security principles, hands-on experience with firewall technologies, and the ability to lead and develop team members. Primary customers and peer groups will be Core Infrastructure Engineering, Corporate Information Security, and Nike Operations Center.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The candidate shall have enterprise level Security acumen, experience working on Palo Alto Next Generation Firewalls, Automation and managerial experience.
- 8+ years of experience in network security engineering, with minimum 1+ years in a technical lead or mentorship role
- Deep hands-on expertise with Palo Alto Networks NGFW, Panorama, and Cloud NGFW / Prisma Access (SASE/SSE), ZTNA principles & micro segmentation




- Understanding of network design and operations across full stack technologies
- Experience with Network Access Control platforms such as Cisco ISE (TACACS+/RADIUS, posture, profiling)
- Hands-on experience with SSL/TLS decryption at scale and awareness of regional privacy regulations (GDPR, DPDP, CCPA)
- Experience integrating firewall telemetry with Splunk, Panorama logging, or equivalent SIEM/observability platforms
- Strong Communication, stakeholder management, and the ability to drive technical decisions across distributed teams
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Robust proficiency in Python automation and software development, including API integrations, data processing, workflow automation, and operational tooling.
- Experience working with REST APIs, JSON, YAML, Git-based workflows, pull requests, code reviews, source control governance, and collaborative software development practices.

📌 Lead Infrastructure Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Nike
📍 Bengaluru