Executive- Firewall administrator

Job Title: Executive

Job Location: Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Coimbatoer

Work Model: Work from Office

Total Experience and Relevant Experience: 3-6 Years

Candidate Location: Anywhere in India

Skills- Firewall administrator, Palo alto, Network security, troubleshooting.

Create, modify, and review firewall rules as per approved change requests ensuring adherence to security principles. 

Process firewall access requests by validating source, destination, and purpose; coordinate approvals. 

Assist in daily health checks of firewall devices and support troubleshooting of connectivity issues. 

Ensure rule creation follows organizational policy and participate in rulebase cleanup exercises. 

Provide L1/L2 support during network security incidents and escalate when needed. 

Support firmware upgrades, configuration backups, and license renewals under supervision. 

Maintain accurate documentation of rule changes, incidents, and configurations. 

Review system alerts and traffic patterns using monitoring tools; support reporting activities. 

Collaborate with Network Engineering and Automation teams for continuous improvement. 

Provide round-the-clock operational coverage as part of a 24/7 rotation. 

Understanding of TCP/IP, NAT, VPNs, routing, and access control concepts. 

Mandatory Skills: Basic to intermediate knowledge of firewall administration and network security, including firewall rule creation and modification, TCP/IP, NAT, VPNs, routing, access control, and L1/L2 troubleshooting, with familiarity with Palo Alto Panorama, Cisco FMC, CLI-based configurations, change management, and 24/7 shift operations.

Good to Have Skills: Exposure to SIEM tools such as Splunk or Cortex XSIAM, cloud firewalls (AWS/Azure), firewall firmware upgrades, rulebase cleanup, configuration backups, and certifications such as PCNSA, CCNA Security, CyberOps Associate, Security+, or progress toward PCNSE/CCNP Security.