Lead- Network security

Golden Opportunities; Chennai; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Golden Opportunities in India seeks a senior Network Security leader to own end-to-end enterprise security services, spanning strategy, architecture and operations. You will drive roadmaps for technology upgrades, security enhancements and automation, while balancing stability with transformation across data centers, cloud and remote access.

The role requires 12–16 years of relevant experience and a strong background in Cisco/Palo Alto/Zscaler ecosystems, with the ability to coordinate across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems or a related field.
• 12 to 16 years of total/relevant experience in enterprise networking or network security.
• Experience in technical leadership or service management within large, distributed enterprises.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end lifecycle of enterprise network security services including strategy and architecture.
• Define annual service roadmaps for platform upgrades, security improvements and automation.
• Manage performance, capacity, availability, risks and operational readiness.
• Serve as escalation point for significant service, delivery and vendor issues.
• Provide design authority for network security across data centers, remote users and cloud.
• Review high-level and low-level designs, security patterns and migration approaches.

Skills

Network Security Leadership

Enterprise Networking

Security Architecture

Incident Management

Zero Trust

Firewall Expertise

RAVPN/IPSec VPN

Vendor Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems

Tools

Cisco ISE

ZIA

ZPA

Palo Alto Networks

Zscaler

App Connectors

Firewalls

RAVPN

IPSec VPN

Job description

• Job Location: PAN India
• Work Model: Work from Office
• Candidate ExpectationsTotal Experience and Relevant Experience: 12 to 16 years
• Candidate Location: Anywhere in India
• Skills- Enterprise Networking or Network Security
• Education and CertificationQualification: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems,Business, or a related discipline.
• CCNP Security or equivalent Cisco security certificationPalo Alto Networks PCNSEZscaler ZIA/ZPA Administrator or Zscaler DigitalTransformation certificationITIL Foundation or advanced IT service-management certification Relevant cloud certification in Azure, AWS or GCP

Detailed Job Description

Key Skills

• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of enterprise Network Securityservices, including strategy, architecture, engineering, transition, operationsand optimisationEstablish clear service ownership, operating procedures,escalation paths and accountability across internal technology teams.
• Define annual service roadmaps covering platform upgrades,security improvements, automation, technology refresh, resilience and legacyretirement.
• Manage service performance, capacity, availability, risks,dependencies, technical debt and operational readiness.
• Act as the management escalation point for significantservice, delivery, stakeholder and vendor issues.
• Balance operational stability with security transformationand business delivery priorities.
• Provide design authority for network security solutionsacross corporate environments, data centres, remote users, cloud platforms,business units, merged entities and isolated environments.
• Review and approve high-level and low-level designs,security patterns, traffic-flow diagrams, migration approaches, implementationplans and operational acceptance criteria.
• Govern technical standards for firewalls, RAVPN, IPSectunnels, Cisco ISE, ZIA, ZPA, App Connectors, traffic forwarding and endpointposture.
• Ensure architecture decisions align with Zero Trust, leastprivilege, segmentation and defence-in-depth principles.
• Maintain sufficient technical depth to guide engineeringteams, challenge vendor recommendations, approve designs and support criticalescalations across Firewalls, Remote Access and IPSec VPN, Cisco ISE andZscaler ZIA and ZPA domains.
• Ensure effective L3/L4 support for firewall, RAVPN, IPSec,ISE, ZIA and ZPA services.
• Lead or oversee P1/P2 incidents, technical war rooms andexecutive escalations.
• Coordinate troubleshooting across network, security,endpoint, identity, cloud, application, vendor and service-management teams.
• Ensure Network Security platforms comply with corporatesecurity baselines, internal standards and applicable control frameworks.
• Partner with Corporate Security and Audit teams to provideevidence for firewall governance, endpoint posture, identity enforcement,vulnerability remediation and access controls.
• Support NIST, ISO, internal audit and regulatory evidencerequirements as applicable.
• Lead security transformation programmes involvingRAVPN-to-ZPA migration, firewall optimisation, application segmentationand cloud-security adoption.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of Network Security engineersand technical leads.
• Build effective relationships with Corporate Security,Architecture, IAM, Endpoint, Cloud, Network Operations, Service Management andbusiness stakeholders.
• Translate technical issues and risks into clear businessimpact, decisions and investment requirements.
• Manage engineering and escalation relationships with Cisco,Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler and implementation partners.
• Review vendor proposals, statements of work, architecturerecommendations and product roadmaps.
• Hold vendors accountable for defect resolution, root-causefindings, security fixes, platform reliability and delivery commitments.
• Coordinate complex incidents and interoperability issuesinvolving multiple providers.
• Ensure all material decisions, responsibilities anddependencies are captured through documented RACI and governance structuresMandatory Key Skills: Provide technical and operational leadership for enterprisenetwork security services across traditional firewall, remote-access,identity-based access, and cloud-delivered Zero Trust technologies.
• Experiencein enterprise networking or network security, including substantial experiencein technical leadership or service management.
• Good to Have Skills:Demonstrated experience managing Network Securityengineering or operations teams in a large, distributed enterprise.