Network Engineer

Prohuman Technology; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 3,000,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

IST shift coverage

Job summary

Prohuman Technology in Bengaluru (Bangalore) is seeking a Senior Network / Firewall Specialist & Engineer to perform hands-on Fortinet FortiGate operations, upgrades and migrations within a hybrid workplace. The role focuses on core operations, incident handling, and decommissioning of legacy devices under the Pod Network Architect during Shift 1 (IST).

You will collaborate with the team on configuration, validation, and documentation, with weekend/on-call rotations and a strong emphasis on

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on network/firewall engineering experience.
• Strong FortiGate operations and upgrade experience.
• Experience with FortiConverter, FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer.

Responsibilities

• Rack, stack, power up, and baseline-configure FortiGate devices with DNS/NTP/SNMP/Syslog/CMDB integration.
• Execute FortiOS upgrades with pre-upgrade health assessments and post-upgrade validation.
• Migrate firewall rules, NAT, and routing using FortiConverter with rule-by-rule validation.
• Run automated backups and health-diff checks using Ansible and Python tooling.
• Perform parallel deployment cutovers, validate service/traffic flow and rollback testing.
• Handle incidents and troubleshooting during shifts; capture RCA inputs for complex issues.
• Decommission legacy hardware and update diagrams/runbooks.

Skills

FortiGate operations

FortiConverter migration

FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer

HA & NAT & routing

Ansible

Python scripting

Multi-vendor environments

Change management

Tools

FortiConverter

FortiManager

FortiAnalyzer

Palo Alto

Check Point

Cisco ASA/NGFW

Job description

Senior Network / Firewall Specialist & Engineer

Experience 5+ years

Location - Bangalore

Hybrid model

Rotational Shift - IST, 10:00-18:00 (weekend on-call)

Role Summary

The Senior Network / Firewall Specialist & Engineer is a hands-on execution role within Pod A, responsible for core operations and incident handling during Shift 1 (IST) coverage. This person performs the build, migration, upgrade, validation, and decommissioning work for in-scope Fortinet firewalls under the direction of the Pod Network Architect.

Key Responsibilities

• Rack, stack, power up, and baseline-configure target FortiGate 1800F devices; integrate with DNS, NTP, SNMP, Syslog, and CMDB.
• Execute FortiOS 7.2.9 upgrades with pre-upgrade health assessments, HA synchronisation validation, and post-upgrade stability monitoring.
• Migrate firewall rules, NAT policies, and routing using FortiConverter; complete rule-by-rule validation against the source configuration.
• Run automated config backup, ping/health-diff, and pre/post validation using Ansible and Python tooling.
• Perform parallel-deployment cutovers, validate service and traffic flow, and execute rollback testing where required.
• Handle incidents and troubleshooting during the shift; capture RCA inputs and elevate complex issues to the Pod Architect.sssss
• Decommission legacy 1500D / Cisco FPR-4110 hardware, remove stale configs/dependencies, and update diagrams and runbooks.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years hands-on network/firewall engineering, with strong Fortinet FortiGate operations and upgrade experience.
• Practical FortiConverter migration, FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer operations, HA, NAT, routing, and policy configuration.
• Exposure to multivendor environments (Palo Alto, Check Point, Cisco ASA/NGFW) and DC cutover execution.
• Scripting/automation experience with Ansible and Python for config provisioning, backup, and validation.
• Comfortable with structured change processes, weekend cutovers, and detailed validation/documentation.
• Available for IST (10:00-18:00) coverage including weekend on-call during cutover windows.

Certifications (Preferred)

• Fortinet NSE 4 / NSE 5 preferred.
• CCNA/CCNP Security or equivalent an advantage.