Role Description :

This is a full-time, on-site position for a Network Security Engineer specializing in F5 and Palo Alto, based in the Pune Division.

Responsibilities include managing and securing network systems, deploying and maintaining F5 and Palo Alto network solutions, monitoring network performance, and ensuring compliance with security policies.

The role also involves identifying and mitigating security threats, conducting vulnerability assessments, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop and implement robust network architectures.

Network & Security Architect (Managed Services).

Location : Pune, India (Work from Office)Viman nagar.

Role Summary :

Architecture & Service Design :

- Define standard reference architectures for managed firewall, SD-WAN, VPN, WAF, and load-balancing services.

- Design multi-tenant, scalable, repeatable architectures across customers.

- Own HLD/LLD templates used by delivery and operations teams.

- Ensure architectures align with SLA, RTO, RPO, and supportability constraints.

Platform Ownership (Critical) :

- Act as technical owner for :

a. Palo Alto (NGFW, Panorama, VM-Series).

b. Fortinet (FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, SD-WAN).

c. F5 BIG-IP (LTM, ASM/WAF, APM).

Define :

- HA standards.

- Upgrade and patching strategy.

- Backup and rollback models.

- Eliminate snowflake deployments.

Operations & Escalation :

- Serve as escalation point (L3) for complex incidents.

- Perform root cause analysis (RCA) for P1/P2 incidents.

- Fix architecture-level problems, not symptoms.

- Reduce recurring incidents through design correction.

SLA & Service Governance :

- Design services to meet or exceed SLAs (availability, latency, security).

- Define KPIs and SLOs for network and security services.

- Participate in :

a. Service reviews.

b. Incident reviews.

c. Customer technical governance calls.

Multi-Customer & Multi-Vendor Complexity :

- Handle dozens of customer environments with different constraints.

- Design coexistence of Palo Alto + Fortinet + F5 in shared environments.

- Balance security, cost, and operability not vendor purity.

Required Experience (Hard Filters) :

You must have :

- 10+ years in network/security engineering.

- 5+ years in managed services or MSP environment.

- Proven ownership of 247 production environments.

- Deep hands-on experience with :

a. Palo Alto Networks.

b. Fortinet.

c. F5 BIG-IP.

- Strong routing expertise : BGP, OSPF.

- Real-world troubleshooting experience under SLA pressure.

Certifications (Strongly Preferred) :

- PCNSE.

- NSE 7 / NSE 8.

- F5-CA / F5-CTS.