Manager, Specialist Cyber Security Engineer

Job Description

The Opportunity

• Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.
• Be part of an organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products.
• Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats.

Our Technology Centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our company's IT operating model, Tech Centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy.

A focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centers.

Role Overview

We are seeking a motivated and skilled Zero Trust Security Engineer with a background in SASE solution with Zscaler. As a Zero Trust Security Engineer, you will assist in designing, implementing, and maintaining our SASE solution with Zscaler across our organization.

What will you do in this role:

·      Support the design, implementation, and maintenance of comprehensive Zscaler architecture and integration to enhance overall security.

·      Assist in the implementation of Zero Trust strategies, including End point, Network security, cloud configuration, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and secure remote access.

·      Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate Zero Trust principles and network security solutions into various infrastructure components, systems, and applications.

·      Assist in the implementation and configuration of network security tools, ensuring proper monitoring, detection, and response capabilities.

·      Stay up to date with the latest advancements and trends in Zero Trust, Cloud, network security, and related technologies, and assist in evaluating their applicability to the organization.

·      Collaborate with external vendors, consultants, and internal stakeholders to evaluate, implement, and manage network security solutions.

·      Provide support and assistance to IT and security teams for the successful implementation and operation of Zero Trust principles and network security solutions.

·      Contribute to the documentation of the Zero Trust architecture, network security implementation, and maintenance processes.

What should you have:

• Bachelors' degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or any Technology stream.
• Advanced hands on 3 yrs of experience and skills with Zscaler design and deployment.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust principles, methodologies, and technologies, as well as a basic understanding of network security solutions and endpoint security (any Microsoft technologies-DLP/ SSCM / INTUNE).
• Overall exp: 3-7 yrs with good communication skills.
• Familiarity with network security tools and technologies, including firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDPS), network segmentation, and secure remote access solutions.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to learn and apply new concepts quickly.
• Good communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field.
• Relevant certifications, such as Zscaler, CISSP, CIAM, or similar certifications are a plus.

Our technology teams operate as business partners, proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. We collaborate internationally to deliver services and solutions that help everyone be more productive and enable innovation.

Who we are:

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for:

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

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Required Skills:

Application Security, Certificate Services, Cloud Security, Cybersecurity Analytics, Cybersecurity Operations, Delivery of Security Applications, Design Applications, Information Security, Network Segmentation, Operational Technology (OT) Security, SLA Management, System Designs, Teamwork, Technical Advice, Web Hosting Management, Zero Trust Architecture, Zero Trust Identity

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:

Regular

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Hybrid

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Job Posting End Date:

11/3/2025

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Requisition ID:R365576

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