IN_Senior Associate_Network Security_GCC_Advisory_Noida

PwC South Africa; Dadri; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

PwC South Africa seeks a Senior Associate in Advisory Industry/Sector, focusing on operations management and network security. The role involves implementing and maintaining enterprise security architectures, VPN and ISE deployments, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience in large-scale networks, SD-WAN and cloud firewall technologies, with strong documentation and presentation skills.

Qualifications

• 7-12 years of experience in enterprise network security
• Proficient with Palo Alto, Cisco ISE, VPN and NAT
• Experience with SD-WAN, gateways, and cloud firewalls is preferred

Responsibilities

• Implement/Maintain/Design robust Enterprise network security environment
• Troubleshoot network equipment and manage faults to meet SLAs
• Document designs, issues, and configurations clearly

Skills

Palo Alto

Cisco ISE

VPN

NAT

MPLS

BGP/OSPF

Packet Analysis

Education

Bachelor of Technology

BE/BTech (Engineering)

MCA/ME/TECH/MBA/PGDM

Tools

Splunk

Visio

MS Office

Job description

Line of Service Advisory Industry/Sector Not Applicable Specialism Operations Management Level Senior Associate Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in business application consulting specialise in consulting services for a variety of business applications, helping clients optimise operational efficiency. These individuals analyse client needs, implement software solutions, and provide training and support for seamless integration and utilisation of business applications, enabling clients to achieve their strategic objectives. As a business application consulting generalist at PwC, you will provide consulting services for a wide range of business applications. You will leverage a broad understanding of various software solutions to assist clients in optimising operational efficiency through analysis, implementation, training, and support.

Why PWC

At PwC, you will be part of a vibrant community of solvers that leads with trust and creates distinctive outcomes forour clients and communities. This purpose-led and values-driven work, powered by technology in an environment that drives innovation, will enable you to make a tangible impact in the real world. We reward your contributions, support your wellbeing, and offer inclusive benefits, flexibility programmes and mentorship that will help you thrive in work and life. Together, we grow, learn, care, collaborate, and create a future of infinite experiences foreach other.

Equal Employment Opportunities

At PwC, we believe in providing equal employment opportunities, without any discrimination on the grounds of gender, ethnic background, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, religion or other beliefs, perceived differences and status protected by law. We strive to create an environment where each one of our people can bring their true selves and contribute to their personal growth and the firm’s growth. To enable this, we have zero tolerance for any discrimination and harassment based on the above considerations.

Responsibilities

• Implement/Maintain/Design/Assess robust Enterprise network security environment.
• Troubleshoot network equipment, and perform fault and problem management to ensure services are maintained according to the service levels defined
• Exceptional documentation skills that can clearly articulate technical designs, issues and constraints, procedures, and network assessments

Mandatory skill sets

• 7-10 years of implementing/maintaining/designing experience in a complex enterprise environment working on Palo Alto, Cisco ISE, ASA, VPN (Virtual Private Network)
• Palo Alto – Extensive experience in global protect, Prisma, VPN, code upgrade, Bug scrub, panorama, Troubleshooting, packet capture, etc.
• Cisco ISE – planning/ implementing posture, profiling, and enforcing compliance across wired/wireless networks. Should have experience in designing and implementing guest networks and BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) for NAC solutions.
• TACACS & RADIUS deployment using ISE Dual factor authentication and implementation
• Deployment and management of guest portal on ISE Certificate-based dot1x deployment and configurations. Manage/monitor/upgrade the ISE hardware.
• SDWAN - Security template creation, validation, and management.
• NAT (Network Address Translation), Threat detection, filtering, and URL filtering
• Testing, Validating & deploying signatures at regular intervals on the production environment's
• Deploy new hardware and regular replacement of firewalls (Tech refresh) in a mission-critical environment
• Good understanding of packet buffers, hardware Queue, packet descriptors, QoS (Quality of Service), DDOS (Distributed Denial Of Service) protection policies, Excellent Knowledge of Routing (BGP/OSPF), MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching), VRF, and network routing.
• Hands-on expertise in packet capture and packet analysis at protocol levels
• Should be able to independently suggest, schedule, and conduct hardware and software enhancements, upgrades, reconfigurations, and patches
• Hands‑on expertise in setting up VPN tunnels and troubleshooting connectivity issues
• Expertise in web auth and dynamic policy management
• Good understanding of creating templates and security system hardening process.
• Managing and operating cloud-based and Web Application firewalls, F5 WAF (Web Application Firewall), and firewall analyzers.
• Exposure to Enterprise Logging and Monitoring solutions – Splunk support on‑call and Lead High Priority Incident technical bridges to resolve issues/document root causes.
• Work with different Vendors for faster and more accurate resolution/implementation.
• Playing an accountable role along with the team while handling the operations issues and delivering the assigned projects
• Good verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• (PCNSE) certification along with CCNP

Preferred skill sets

• Automation (Preferred) – Python, Ansible, Network automation tools conceptual
• Knowledge of cloud technologies (AWS (Amazon Web Services) or Azure or GCP Cloud)
• Good documentation and presentational skills on Visio, Ms-Offic
• Years of experiencerequired: 7 - 12 yrs

Education qualification

Education (B.E. / B.Tech / MCA/ M.E/ M.TECH/ MBA/ PGDM) Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required

Bachelor of Technology

Degrees/Field of Study preferred

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Required Skills

Network Security

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Reasoning, Analytical Thinking, Application Software, Business Data Analytics, Business Management, Business Technology, Business Transformation, Communication, Creativity, Documentation Development, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Implementation Research, Implementation Support, Implementing Technology, Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity, Learning Agility, Optimism, Performance Assessment, Performance Management Software {+ 16 more}

Desired Languages

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Travel Requirements

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? Government Clearance Required?

Job Posting End Date

September 18, 2026