In a high-profile initiative, TCTS is developing a Cyber Security SOC for a leading Indian financial firm. This role involves extensive exposure to diverse security technologies, including Firewalls, IDS, IPS, EDR, ATD, Load Balancers, Cloud Security, WAF, DDoS, and more. The position offers the chance to work across various security domains within the evolving landscape of IT and Cloud Security.
Purpose - Broad objective of the role
Size and Scope of Role - No. of direct reports
Size and Scope of Role - Total team size
Minimum qualification & experience
Graduate with 7-12 years of relevant experience
Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor of Engineering/Technology (Telecommunication/ Computers) or equivalent degree with 12-18 years of work experience Certifications: CCNP/CCIE Security, Juniper, Fortinet, Palo Alto or equivalent certification is added advantage
Other knowledge/skills
Technical
12 - 18 years extensive experience / knowledge of Security, R&S, Wireless and in load balancing worked in complex environment including various products
Experience with Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto, Checkpoint, FortiGate and SonicWall Firewalls
CCNA/CCNP Security, Juniper, Fortinet, Palo Alto or equivalent certification is added advantage
Experience with routing protocols specially EIGRP, OSPF, BGP
Functional
Problem-Solving abilities will help stay on top of issues besides helping in resolving the same smoothly & efficiently.
Good Interpersonal skills matters.
Systems and process knowledge are key drivers on the job.
Behavioral
Previous leadership experience
Good communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Great leadership skills
Systematic approach towards work areas.
Good analytical skills
Ability to work in team
Should be able to cope up excellently under stressful circumstances.
Key Responsibilities
Key Objective / Purpose of the Job:
Planning, implementing, and overseeing the overall monitoring the overall security operations
Design, optimize and implement the network and security system in alignment with the infra roadmap of the organization to drive efficiencies
Deploy the defined infrastructure solutions to meet performance, reliability, standardization, compliance, business continuity and application system standards
Create, implement, and communicate security policies and procedures
Develop security KPIs
Measure and track department's success regularly
Create report and present KPIs
Adhere to company's rules and regulations
Suggest and implement solutions
Develop, implement, and monitor a strategic, comprehensive enterprise information security and IT risk management program
Leading in the development of security best practices and providing innovative and optimized solutions
Architectural design and implementation supporting expansion and customized scenarios
Working collaboratively with Customers and Security Operation Centre stakeholders
Continually striving to reduce customer-impacting service outages and degradations
Supporting L2/L3 teams to restore managed security services to premium levels in a timely fashion.
Need to have extensive experience to Design, support and maintain Palo Alto/Checkpoint /Cisco ASA/FortiGate/ SonicWall Firewall
Design, support and maintain F5 and A10 Load Balancer connectivity.
Design, build, support and maintain all forms of VPN connectivity.
Design, build, support and maintain IT security policies.
Providing technical support for complex problems in an operational environment.
Recommending alternative solutions, priorities, systems hardware/software, design changes and improvements.
Performing off-hours work to support customer changes.
Managing problems to resolution using defined process flow.
Implementing changes using defined change management protocol.
Performing additional responsibilities as assigned.
Configure network devices
Device activation and implementation
Network Performance Investigation
Firewall and VPN troubleshooting
Monitor network devices and circuits
Provide circuit utilization reporting
Hands on experience on SolarWinds tool
Maintain CMDB Inventory in Service-Now
Should have good Knowledge and working experience on Firewall, IPS (McAfee, Checkpoint), Skybox Firewall Assurance, VPN (F5, Zscaler Cloud Users), Allot Packet Shaper, Zscaler Cloud Proxy, Load Balancers (F5, Barracuda), Forcepoint Email DLP.
Should have understanding on WAF + App DDoS (Radware. F5, Indusface), McAfee Advanced threat detection (ATD) and Crowdstrike Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
Should have understanding on Cloud and Cloud security
Responsible for approving Method of Procedure for any configuration changes and follow Change management procedures.
Should be skilled in Firewall and VPN troubleshooting.
Act as a key SPOC for L3 Incidents.
Type of Experience: Global | Build and Manage | Tech Lead / Architect | Strong Customer liaising skills/exp