Network Security Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Hyderabad is seeking an experienced Network Security Engineer to lead firewall management, VPN configurations, and intrusion prevention systems across enterprise environments. You will design, deploy, and operate firewall policies and ensure regulatory compliance.

The role requires strong analytical and incident-response skills, patch management, change control, and the ability to coordinate with vendors for hardware replacements and remediation reporting.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in enterprise network security deployments.
• Proven ability to maintain security solutions and provide compliance reports.
• Experience in firewall management and VPN configurations.
• Knowledge of patch management and change control processes.
• Proficiency in incident response, forensics support, and KPI reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operational support for Firewall Management Service.
• Design, planning, implementation, and operation of firewall setups and management.
• Resolve operational incidents and manage firewall security policies and rule sets.
• Ensure compliance with business and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor security advisories and apply necessary patches and updates.
• Coordinate with 3rd party vendors for hardware replacement and remediation reporting.

Skills

Firewall management

VPN configurations

IPS/IDS

Web proxy security

Patch management

Change control

Forensics support

Incident resolution

Compliance reporting

KPI reporting

Tools

Palo Alto

Checkpoint

FortiGate

Cisco

Job description

• Deep technical expertise in the Network security technology domain with demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following areas – Firewalls(Paloalto/checkpoint/FortiGate/cisco), IPS/IDS, Web Proxy, NAC, VPN.
• Proven experience in maintaining security solutions across enterprise environments.
• Provide compliance reports (monthly and based on need)
• Network security deployment & configuration
• Device upgrade and patch management
• Configuration and change management.
• Change & configuration management.
• Creation of SOPs for daily operations of network security tools and services
• Creation and modification of custom rules for IPS services
• Monitoring security advisory groups to ensure all necessary security updates, patches, and preventive measures are in place.
• Support forensics activates and requirements.
• Good soft skills and multi-tasking abilities
• Provide day-to-day operational support for the Firewall Management Service.
• Responsible for the design, planning, implementation, and operation of firewall setups and management.
• Your role involves resolving operational incidents, managing firewall security policies and rule sets, and ensuring compliance with business and regulatory requirements.
• Expert level knowledge of Fault Management like Identify and Classify Fault, Investigate and Diagnose Fault and Provide Fault resolution.
• Should have very good experience of software patch management to manage the Firewall patch management cycle, patch testing and deployment of patches on timely basis
• Candidate should have knowledge of backup and restoration for configuration as per defined backup and restoration policy
• Create various reports for remediation, change tracking, and on a demand basis.
• Initial firewall/IPS testing of parameters, operation, support, and commissioning.
• Knowledge of Analysis of IPSec VPNs implementation and Manage and Monitor all VPN connectivity.
• Maintaining and administering perimeter security systems such as firewalls and intrusion detection systems
• Support client with Firewall Management related questions including those related to remediation procedures.
• Co-ordinate with 3rd party vendors for Network Hardware replacement Core level debugging.
• Analyzing, troubleshooting, and correcting network problems.
• Adhere to change control/management process.
• Network Security KPI’s & Reporting Metrics