Network Security Engineer-Firewall Management

UST; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

UST is seeking a Security Project Engineer with 6-8 years of hands-on enterprise cyber security experience. The role emphasizes PoCs, pilot deployments, and security evaluations across multiple domains, including lab-to-production transitions.

You will translate customer requirements into robust designs, develop documentation, and coordinate with OEMs and partners while ensuring smooth knowledge transfer to support teams. Strong communication and multi-project management are essential.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of hands-on cyber security experience.
• Experience executing PoCs, pilot deployments, product evaluations and customer demonstrations.
• Ability to translate customer requirements into technical security designs.
• Strong documentation, design, and implementation planning capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute security PoCs, pilot implementations, and technology evaluations.
• Translate customer/business requirements into technical solution designs.
• Prepare PoC plans, test cases, acceptance criteria, success metrics, and implementation approach.
• Install, configure, integrate, and validate security solutions in lab and production environments.
• Evaluate security products across Endpoint, Network, Identity, Email, Cloud, SIEM, and PAM domains.
• Prepare technical reports, PoC findings, architecture diagrams, implementation guides, and executive presentations.
• Coordinate with OEMs, partners, vendors, project managers, and customer teams.
• Provide knowledge transfer, documentation, and operational handover to support teams.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues during implementation and stabilization.
• Stay updated with emerging cyber security technologies and industry best practices.

Skills

Networking fundamentals

Windows/Linux admin

Cloud exposure

PoC execution

Automation (PowerShell/Python)

Tools

VMware

Hyper-V

Azure

AWS

GCP

PowerShell

Python

Job description

Role Description

Experience: 6-8 Years in Cyber Security Role: Security Project Engineer Department: Cyber Security Engineering / Professional Services Role Summary We are looking for a Security Project with 6-8 years of hands-on experience in enterprise cyber security. The candidate should have a strong technical foundation across networking, operating systems, cloud, identity, and security technologies, along with prior experience executing Proof of Concepts (PoCs), pilot deployments, product evaluations, and customer demonstrations. The role requires the ability to understand business requirements, validate security products, prepare technical documentation, and support project implementation from design through production rollout.

• Lead and execute security PoCs, pilot implementations, and technology evaluations.
• Understand customer/business requirements and translate them into technical solution designs.
• Prepare PoC plans, test cases, acceptance criteria, success metrics, and implementation approach.
• Install, configure, integrate, and validate security solutions in lab and production environments.
• Evaluate security products across Endpoint, Network, Identity, Email, Cloud, SIEM, and PAM domains.
• Perform functional, performance, interoperability, and security testing.
• Prepare technical reports, PoC findings, architecture diagrams, implementation guides, and executive presentations.
• Coordinate with OEMs, partners, vendors, project managers, and customer teams.
• Provide knowledge transfer, documentation, and operational handover to support teams.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues during implementation and stabilization.
• Stay updated with emerging cyber security technologies and industry best practices.
• Required Technical Skills
• Strong networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, Routing, Switching, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, NAT, VPN, SSL/TLS.
• Windows and Linux administration with system hardening knowledge.
• Exposure to security technologies such as NGFW, EDR/XDR, WAF, Proxy/SWG, Email Security, PAM, SIEM, DLP, NAC, CASB, CNAPP or ZTNA.
• Virtualization and cloud exposure (VMware, Hyper-V, Azure, AWS, GCP) preferred.
• Hands-on experience with APIs, PowerShell, Python, or automation is desirable.
• Understanding of OWASP Top 10, Zero Trust, MITRE ATT&CK, and NIST security practices.
• Documentation & Project Deliverables
• High-Level and Low-Level Design (HLD/LLD).
• Bill of Materials (BoM) validation.
• Implementation plans and rollback procedures.
• Test cases, test results, and PoC reports.
• Runbooks, SOPs, and Knowledge Transfer documentation.
• Project status updates and risk registers.
• Preferred Certifications
• CCNA/CCNP Security
• PCNSE, Fortinet FCP/NSE
• Microsoft SC-200/SC-300
• Security+, CEH, CISSP (preferred)
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting ability.
• Customer-facing consulting experience.
• Ability to manage multiple PoCs and projects simultaneously.
• Strong documentation, planning, and stakeholder management skills.
• Success Metrics (KPIs)
• Successful PoC completion rate.
• Quality of technical documentation.
• Deployment success with minimal post-go-live issues.

Additional Role Description

Experience: 6-8 Years in Cyber Security Role: Security Project Engineer Department: Cyber Security Engineering / Professional Services Role Summary We are looking for a Security Project with 6-8 years of hands-on experience in enterprise cyber security. The candidate should have a strong technical foundation across networking, operating systems, cloud, identity, and security technologies, along with prior experience executing Proof of Concepts (PoCs), pilot deployments, product evaluations, and customer demonstrations. The role requires the ability to understand business requirements, validate security products, prepare technical documentation, and support project implementation from design through production rollout.

• Lead and execute security PoCs, pilot implementations, and technology evaluations.
• Understand customer/business requirements and translate them into technical solution designs.
• Prepare PoC plans, test cases, acceptance criteria, success metrics, and implementation approach.
• Install, configure, integrate, and validate security solutions in lab and production environments.
• Evaluate security products across Endpoint, Network, Identity, Email, Cloud, SIEM, and PAM domains.
• Perform functional, performance, interoperability, and security testing.
• Prepare technical reports, PoC findings, architecture diagrams, implementation guides, and executive presentations.
• Coordinate with OEMs, partners, vendors, project managers, and customer teams.
• Support production deployment after successful PoC completion.
• Provide knowledge transfer, documentation, and operational handover to support teams.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues during implementation and stabilization.
• Stay updated with emerging cyber security technologies and industry best practices.
• Required Technical Skills
• Strong networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, Routing, Switching, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, NAT, VPN, SSL/TLS.
• Windows and Linux administration with system hardening knowledge.
• Identity technologies: Active Directory, Entra ID, LDAP, SAML, OAuth, MFA.
• Exposure to security technologies such as NGFW, EDR/XDR, WAF, Proxy/SWG, Email Security, PAM, SIEM, DLP, NAC, CASB, CNAPP or ZTNA.
• Virtualization and cloud exposure (VMware, Hyper-V, Azure, AWS, GCP) preferred.
• Hands-on experience with APIs, PowerShell, Python, or automation is desirable.
• Understanding of OWASP Top 10, Zero Trust, MITRE ATT&CK, and NIST security practices.
• Documentation & Project Deliverables
• High-Level and Low-Level Design (HLD/LLD).
• Bill of Materials (BoM) validation.
• Implementation plans and rollback procedures.
• Test cases, test results, and PoC reports.
• Runbooks, SOPs, and Knowledge Transfer documentation.
• Project status updates and risk registers.
• Preferred Certifications
• CCNA/CCNP Security
• PCNSE, Fortinet FCP/NSE
• Microsoft SC-200/SC-300
• Security+, CEH, CISSP (preferred)
• Relevant OEM certifications
• Soft Skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting ability.
• Customer-facing consulting experience.
• Ability to manage multiple PoCs and projects simultaneously.
• Strong documentation, planning, and stakeholder management skills.
• Success Metrics (KPIs)
• Successful PoC completion rate.
• On-time project delivery.
• Customer satisfaction.
• Quality of technical documentation.
• Deployment success with minimal post-go-live issues.

Skills

Cyber Security, PoC Implementation, Proof of concept