Advanced Network Security Leader Wanted

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled Network Security Operations Manager to take on a leadership role within our organization.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience managing large-scale network security operations and coordinating with cross-functional and incident response teams.

• Security Operations Leadership
  • Lead day-to-day operations of all network security tools and platforms.
  • Manage firewalls (NGFW Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco) including policy governance, segmentation, and high-availability.
  • Manage web proxy & cloud proxy (e.g., Zscaler, Netskope) for URL filtering, threat prevention, and data leak protection.
  • Manage VPN (IPSec, SSL VPN, Remote Access Solutions) with strong encryption and access control for workforce and partner.
  • Manage network access control (NAC) with role-based access, posture checks, and OT/IoT security.
  • Manage DNS security & filtering with DNS-layer protection, malicious domain filtering, and response management.
  • Manage web application firewall (WAF) on-prem & cloud-based with protection of patient data, portals, financial apps, and APIs.
  • Ensure continuous monitoring, tuning, and updating of policies and signatures across platforms.
  • Manage security device configurations, rule optimization, and lifecycle management.
• Compliance, Audit & Governance
  • Ensure adherence to security compliance requirements such as ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR, and internal IT security policies.
  • Ensure full compliance with sector-specific regulations (Pharma: GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, HIPAA).
  • Prepare and present periodic audit reports, incident reports, and configuration review summaries.
  • Drive risk assessments and remediation plans for security operations. Maintain security documentation, SOPs, and audit trails.
• Team & Vendor Management
  • Lead and mentor a team of network security engineers and analysts.
  • Oversee vendor engagements, support contracts, SLAs, and AMC renewals for security technologies.
  • Engage with audit, QA, compliance, and legal teams for incident reporting and regulatory inspections.
  • Coordinate with for integrated security coverage (EDR/DS, if escalation/overlap arises).
• Incident Response & Troubleshooting
  • Collaborate with SOC for effective investigation and response to network security incidents.
  • Coordinate the response to security incidents, including detection, analysis, containment, eradication, and recovery.
  • Lead root cause analysis and containment for network-based threats (e.g., suspicious VPN activity, firewall rule violations).
  • Manage escalations and coordinate with external vendors or OEMs for critical issues.
• Projects & Improvements
  • Drive security hardening and optimization projects related to network security tools.
  • Lead or support security hardening, firewall rule optimization, and proxy architecture redesign projects.
  • Lead or contribute to technology upgrades, migration projects, mergers, acquisitions, data center shifts.
  • Maintain security documentation, playbooks, and standard operating procedures.
  • Prepare and validate BOM, BOQ, and risk registers for new deployments

Required qualifications include a Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field, along with specific certifications like CISSP, CISM, CCNP Security, CP, Palo Alto PCNSE, Fortinet NSE, ISO 27001 LA.

Experience of 10-12 years in network operations, with 3-5 years in leadership or managerial roles, is also essential.

Key skills include firewalls (Checkpoint, Fortinet, Palo Alto, Cisco Firepower), proxies (Netskope, Forcepoint, Zscaler), VPN (Cloudflare, Cisco AnyConnect, FortiClient, GlobalProtect), NAC (Forescout, Cisco ISE, Aruba ClearPass), DNS security (Cisco Umbrella, Infoblox, Cloudflare DNS), WAF (AWS/Azure WAF, F5, Imperva, Akamai, Cloudflare), EDR & DS (Crowdstrike, Falcon, Trellix, MS Defender, Sentinel, etc).