Role: Senior Network Security Lead.

Experience: 14+ years.

Location: Pune (No relocation, candidates only from Pune and Mumbai).

Notice Period: Immediate to 15 days (serving notice period).

Responsibilities:

- Lead, mentor, and manage a global team of network and security engineers.

- Provide technical direction, standards, and best practices across regions.

- Act as the senior escalation point for complex global incidents and outages.

- Coordinate global changes, upgrades, and maintenance activities.

- Ensure consistent network and security posture across all locations.

Network & Security Engineering:

- Design, implement, and support enterprise network and security solutions.

- Lead troubleshooting of complex Layer 2 / Layer 3, firewall, and wireless issues.

- Ensure designs align with security best practices, compliance, and business requirements.

Cisco & Network Technologies:

- Architect and support Cisco Routing & Switching environments.

- Design and operate Cisco ISE (802.1X, MAB, Guest, Profiling, TrustSec).

- Utilize Cisco DNA (Catalyst Center) for network design, provisioning, and assurance.

- Design and support enterprise wireless networks (Cisco WLC, RF optimization).

Security & Firewalls:

- Design, deploy, and manage Fortinet FortiGate firewalls.

- Configure and support firewall policies, NAT, VPNs (IPsec / SSL), SD-WAN, and HA.

- Lead firewall audits, rulebase optimization, firmware upgrades, and security hardening.

Operations, Governance & Tools:

- Oversee incident, problem, and change management for global network services.

- Participate in CAB and security review forums.

- Use network management, monitoring, and logging tools to ensure service health.

- Ensure documentation is standardized, audit-ready, and globally consistent.

What Were Looking For:

Required Experience & Skills:

- 10 14+ years of enterprise network and security experience.

- Proven experience in a senior or lead role managing global teams.

- Strong expertise in:

1. Cisco Routing & Switching.

2. Cisco ISE.

3. Fortinet FortiGate Firewalls.

4. Cisco DNA (Catalyst Center).

5. Enterprise Wireless (Cisco WLC).

- Experience supporting business-critical, multi-region environments.

Tools & Platforms:

- Network monitoring and management platforms.

- FortiManager / FortiAnalyzer (preferred).

- ITSM tools such as ServiceNow.

- Logging and SIEM platforms (preferred).

Preferred Qualifications:

- Cisco CCNP or CCIE (Enterprise or Security).

- Fortinet NSE certifications.

- Cisco ISE or Security specialization.

- Wireless certifications (Cisco or CWNP).

- Experience working in global, follow-the-sun operations models.

Leadership & Soft Skills:

- Strong technical leadership and mentoring capability.

- Excellent communication with global teams and senior stakeholders.

- Ability to balance security, availability, and user experience.

- Calm and decisive during incidents and outages.

- Ownership-driven mindset with strong accountability.