Firewall Engineer (Contract-To-Hire)

Orcapod Consulting Services; Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Mumbai; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Orcapod Consulting Services is seeking an experienced Firewall Engineer to design, implement, administer, and support enterprise network security infrastructures. The role focuses on Fortinet FortiGate, Cisco Firepower, and Palo Alto firewalls managed via FortiManager, FMC, and Panorama.

Responsibilities include firewall operations, policy lifecycle management, incident resolution, upgrades, VPN administration, and ensuring compliance with IT security standards across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years hands-on experience in Network Security.
• Experience with FortiGate, Cisco Firepower and Palo Alto firewalls.
• Experience managing policies via FortiManager, FMC and Panorama.

Responsibilities

• Administer enterprise firewalls and manage policy deployment.
• Perform firewall upgrades, migrations and HA testing.
• Configure and support VPNs (Site-to-Site, IPSec, SSL).
• Analyze firewall logs and security events; respond to incidents with SOC.
• Document configurations and participate in audits.

Skills

5+ years Network Security experience

Enterprise environment experience

Tools

Fortinet FortiGate

Cisco Firepower

Palo Alto Networks

FortiManager

Cisco FMC

Palo Alto Panorama

Wireshark

SolarWinds

Job description

Description:

Firewall Engineer (Fortinet, Cisco Firepower & Palo Alto)

Location

Mumbai | Bangalore | Hyderabad

Experience Required

5+ Years

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Firewall Engineer with a strong background in designing, implementing, administering, and supporting enterprise network security infrastructures. The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience managing Fortinet FortiGate, Cisco Firepower, and Palo Alto Networks firewalls through centralized management platforms such as FortiManager, Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC), and Palo Alto Panorama.

Look For cisco FTD/FMC expert only.

The candidate will be responsible for firewall operations, security policy management, incident resolution, firewall upgrades, VPN administration, rule lifecycle management, and ensuring compliance with enterprise security standards.

Key Responsibilities

Firewall Administration & Operations

• Manage and support enterprise firewalls including:
• Fortinet FortiGate
• Cisco Firepower
• Palo Alto Networks
• Perform firewall provisioning, configuration, policy deployment, and lifecycle management.
• Create, modify, and implement firewall security policies through approved change management processes.
• Manage firewall objects, address groups, services, NAT policies, and security zones.
• Perform routine firewall health checks and capacity assessments.

Centralized Firewall Management

• Administer and manage:
• Cisco FMC (Firepower Management Center)
• Palo Alto Panorama
• FortiManager
• Deploy and maintain standardized security policies across multiple sites and regions.
• Conduct policy audits and remediation of unused, redundant, or risky firewall rules.
• Ensure compliance with security governance and audit requirements.

Security & Threat Protection

• Monitor and respond to firewall‑related security incidents.
• Analyze firewall logs and security events.
• Support IDS/IPS, URL filtering, application control, malware protection, and threat prevention capabilities.
• Collaborate with SOC and Cyber Security teams during investigations and incident resolution.

Firewall Upgrades & Maintenance

• Execute firmware and software upgrades.
• Perform firewall migrations, configuration backups, restoration, and rollback procedures.
• Conduct HA (High Availability) failover testing and disaster recovery validation.
• Coordinate with vendors for TAC support and hardware/software issues.

VPN & Remote Access

• Configure and support:
• Site‑to‑Site VPNs
• IPSec VPNs
• SSL VPNs
• Remote Access VPN solutions
• Troubleshoot VPN connectivity and performance issues.

Troubleshooting & Support

• Troubleshoot complex network security issues involving routing, NAT, VPNs, and application connectivity.
• Perform packet captures and traffic analysis using network diagnostic tools.
• Work closely with network, cloud, and application teams to resolve service‑impacting incidents.

Documentation & Compliance

• Maintain firewall documentation, network diagrams, and standard operating procedures.
• Participate in change reviews, risk assessments, and audit activities.
• Ensure adherence to ITIL processes and information security standards.

Required Technical Skills

Firewall Technologies

• Fortinet FortiGate
• Cisco Firepower
• Palo Alto Networks

Firewall Management Platforms

• FortiManager
• Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC)
• Palo Alto Panorama

Security Technologies

• IDS/IPS
• Application Control
• URL Filtering
• Threat Prevention
• Malware Protection
• Security Policy Management

Networking

• TCP/IP
• Routing Protocols (OSPF, BGP, EIGRP)
• VLANs
• NAT
• High Availability
• WAN/LAN Technologies

VPN Technologies

• IPSec VPN
• SSL VPN
• Site‑to‑Site VPN
• Remote Access VPN

Monitoring & Troubleshooting Tools

• Wireshark
• SolarWinds (preferred)
• Network Monitoring Tools
• Syslog Analysis

Required Experience

• Minimum 5 years of hands‑on experience in Network Security and Firewall Administration.
• Experience supporting large‑scale enterprise environments.
• Strong operational experience with:
• FortiGate Firewalls
• Cisco Firepower Firewalls
• Palo Alto Firewalls
• Experience managing policies through:
• FortiManager
• Cisco FMC
• Palo Alto Panorama
• Experience with firewall upgrades, migrations, and HA deployments.
• Knowledge of ITIL‑based incident, problem, and change management processes.

Preferred Certifications

Fortinet

• NSE 4 / Fortinet Certified Professional (FCP)
• NSE 5 / FortiManager & FortiAnalyzer

Palo Alto

• PCNSA
• PCNSE

Cisco

• CCNA Security / CCNP Security
• Cisco Firepower Certifications