Security Specialist-Cisco Palo Alto

Introduction
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Your Role and Responsibilities
Who you are:
We are actively seeking an experienced and highly skilled resource to join our elite cybersecurity team. In this role, you will play a critical part in shaping and implementing advanced security strategies to safeguard our organization against sophisticated cyber threats.

What you’ll do:
Primary Responsibility:

• Must have hands-on experience in Palo Alto Enterprise & Cloud, Cisco ASA MPLS, Internet & VPN firewalls.
• Address security incidents related to firewalls.
• Monitor and analyse firewall logs for security incidents.
• Investigate and respond to alerts related to firewall activities.
• Configure, manage, and monitor firewall rules and policies.
• Conduct regular review/assessment to ensure firewall security and compliance.
• Design and implement advanced firewall configurations and policies.
• Firewall patch or firmware upgrade as needed
• Conduct regular security assessments to identify and mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
• Building and maintaining knowledge of next-generation firewalls and firewall solutions
• Working closely with the customer, Cyber Security team members, and project managers
• Creating high-level and low-level designs
• Performing maintenance and changes in firewalls as required
• Implementing new firewalls as required
• Assisting with troubleshooting network connectivity as it relates to firewalls.
• Utilizing change management, request, and ticketing systems
• Documenting status updates and problem resolutions
• Perform operational activities to maintain to all types of Firewall systems including backup, health check, patching, configuration, BCP testing etc.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Hands-on experience required in Firewall, MPLS Firewall, Cloud Firewall, VPN gateway.
• Worked on tools belongs to CISCO, Palo Alto Firewall (Mandatory)
• Must have desire to learn or cross skill with new technologies.
• Must be able to work in morning, evening, and night shifts – Mandatory.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering/information security, or a related field.
• Relevant certifications such as CEH, CISSP, CISM, CompTIA CASP+, or equivalent.
• Proven experience to work in a Security Operations environment.
• Deep technical knowledge of security technologies and advanced threat landscapes.
• Proven experience in managing and responding to complex security incidents.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Proven communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Key Job Details
Role:Security Specialist-Cisco Palo Alto Location:Gurgaon, IN Category:Security Employment Type:Full-Time Travel Required:No Travel Contract Type:Regular Company:(0063) IBM India Private Limited Req ID:741628BR