Senior Information Security Engineer Consultant

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

Job summary

Optum is seeking an experienced security professional to manage perimeter security with Palo Alto firewall expertise. You will audit policies using AlgoSec and FireMon, ensure compliance, and guide remediation aligned with regulatory standards.

You will apply AI-driven analytics to detect threats, coordinate incident response, and mentor junior analysts while collaborating with global teams across time zones. The role operates in a US shift and supports enterprise security strategy.

Qualifications

• Graduate or Postgraduate required.
• 8+ years experience in perimeter security domain with Palo Alto firewall.
• 5+ years auditing firewall security policies and assessing security posture risks.
• 5+ years evaluating security policies and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME for Palo Alto Networks firewall, ensuring robust configuration and policy enforcement.
• Use AlgoSec and FireMon to audit rules, assess effectiveness, and validate compliance.
• Report and review compliance status, guiding remediation and aligning with standards.
• Apply AI-driven analytics to detect anomalies, prioritize threats, and automate incident response workflows.
• Assess severity/complexity of security issues to safeguard data.
• Collaborate with directors, managers, and technical teams to mitigate risks.

Skills

Palo Alto Firewall

Firewall policy auditing

Security policy compliance

Incident response

Threat hunting

AI-driven analytics

Team collaboration

Mentoring

Education

Graduate or Postgraduate

Tools

AlgoSec

FireMon

Job description

Perimeter security, Palo Alto, Migration, Enterprise Security Domain, Data Center, Network Security, AlgoSec, Firemon, Security policies and Compliance

Nice to have - PCNSC, PCNSE, CCSP, CISSP

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serve as the functional subject matter expert for Palo Alto Networks firewall, ensuring robust configuration, policy enforcement, and threat prevention
• Utilize advanced security monitoring tools such as AlgoSec and Firemon to conduct audits, assess rule effectiveness, and validate compliance
• Report and review compliance status, guiding remediation actions and aligning with regulatory and internal security standards
• Apply AI-driven analytics to detect anomalies, prioritize threats, and automate incident response workflows for enhanced data protection
• Assess the severity and complexity of security issues - individually or collaboratively - to safeguard proprietary, personal, and privileged electronic data
• Collaborate with directors, managers, and technical teams to mitigate security risks and ensure alignment with enterprise security strategy
• Promote the integration of emerging technologies, including AI and machine learning, to strengthen security posture and reduce operational risks
• Mentor and coach cybersecurity analysts, providing expertise in incident response, threat hunting, and resolution methodologies enhanced by AI tools
• Evaluate and recommend new security products, maintaining awareness of innovations from application-level to enterprise-scale, including AI-powered solutions
• Foster the development of innovative approaches to complex cybersecurity challenges, leveraging automation and intelligent threat modeling
• Operate in the US shift, ensuring real-time support and collaboration with global teams across time zones
• Comply with all employment terms, company policies, and directives, including flexibility in work arrangements and evolving business needs
• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Qualifications - External

Required Qualifications:

• Graduate or Postgraduate
• 8+ years of experience in the perimeter Security Domain comprising of Palo Alto Firewall
• 5+ years of experience in Auditing Firewall Security policies. Experience with evaluating Security posture risks
• 5+ years of experience in Assessing Security policies and compliance