Role description

About the Role

This role requires a proactive engineer with robust troubleshooting skills, operational excellence, and experience working in enterprise network security settings.

Key Responsibilities
Administer, monitor, and optimize Fortinet FortiGate Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW).
Manage and support Zscaler ZIA and ZPA cloud security platforms.
Perform firewall upgrades, patching, firmware updates, and lifecycle management.
Configure, maintain, and optimize firewall policies, security rules, NAT, VPNs, and access controls.
Monitor the health, performance, and availability of network security platforms.
Manage IDS/IPS, proxy services, and network security controls.
Troubleshoot complex network security incidents and perform root cause analysis.
Coordinate with Fortinet and Zscaler support teams for issue resolution.
Participate in change management activities, including firewall rule implementations and maintenance windows.
Work closely with Network Engineering, Cloud, Infrastructure,



and SOC teams to strengthen the organization's security posture.
Perform security policy reviews, configuration audits, version compliance checks, and performance tuning.
Maintain technical documentation, SOPs, operational runbooks, and architecture diagrams.

Required Skills:
7 to 9years of experience in Network Security Engineering or Security Operations.
Solid hands-on experience with Fortinet FortiGate Firewalls.
Hands-on experience with Zscaler ZIA and/or ZPA.
Experience managing firewall policies, VPNs, NAT, IDS/IPS, and proxy technologies.
Experience with firewall upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management.
Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, routing, switching, DNS, and network protocols.
Experience with monitoring, incident management, ticketing systems, and change management processes.
Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and documentation skills.

Skills

Patch Management, Change Management, Cloud Security, Pro

📌 Network Security Engineer Hyderabad
🏢 UST
📍 Hyderabad