Job title: Network Security Engineer

Location: Chennai

Reports to: Mgr, IT Systems Administration

Contract: Permanent, Full time

Purpose of the Role

The Network Security Engineer is responsible for securing the enterprise network infrastructure through vulnerability management, security automation, and network segmentation initiatives. This role partners closely with Infrastructure, Information Security, OT Engineering, Cloud, and Operations teams to identify and remediate security risks, automate security controls, and design network architectures that reduce attack surfaces while supporting business operations.
The ideal candidate combines strong networking expertise with cybersecurity knowledge and automation skills. Success in this role requires the ability to manage vulnerability remediation programs, implement network segmentation strategies across IT and OT environments, and develop automation solutions that improve security posture and operational efficiency.

Your Key Responsibilities:

Vulnerability Management




• Lead network vulnerability management activities across routers, switches, firewalls, SD-WAN, wireless, and cloud networking platforms.
• Analyze vulnerability scan results of network assets from platforms such as Qualys and other assessment tools.
• Prioritize and develop remediation efforts based on risk, exploitability, business impact, and asset criticality.
• Track SLA compliance, exception management, and risk acceptance for network devices and establish related vulnerability reporting and KPI metrics.
• Identify recurring vulnerability trends and implement long-term corrective actions.

Security Automation
• Design and develop automation solutions for network monitoring, configuration validation, vulnerability remediation.
• Build and maintain automation frameworks utilizing Ansible, Python, PowerShell, APIs, and orchestration platforms.
• Automate firewall policy reviews, rule lifecycle management, and security configuration validation

📌 Network Security Engineer (Chennai)
🏢 Newell Brands
📍 Chennai