Assistant Manager - Network Operations & Support

Job Description:

Network Operations & Support - Firewall & Load Balancer

Experience: 8-10 Years

Location: Chennai/Bangalore

Role Summary:

The Manager BPN & Firewall provides strategic and technical leadership for enterprise and banking network security programs. This role is accountable for end-to-end IT solution delivery, stakeholder management, and governance of complex, mission-critical security deployments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Overall accountability for delivery of network security solutions across banking infrastructure programs
• Act as subject matter expert for Next Generation Firewalls and enterprise security architectures
• Architect, review, and govern security solutions involving Firewalls, IDS/IPS, Load Balancers, F5, and Proxies
• Lead adoption and integration of emerging technologies such as Software Defined Networks (NSX)
• Ensure compliance, security hardening, and audit readiness of firewall platforms
• Provide leadership for automation initiatives using shell scripting
• Manage multiple dependencies, vendors, and senior stakeholders in large-scale deployments
• Proactively identify risks, anticipate issues, and recommend strategic solutions
• Mentor senior engineers and drive operational excellence

Key Skills & Technology Requirements:

• Network Security Architecture & Design
• Next Generation Firewalls: FortiGate, Cisco Firepower / ASA
• Security Platforms: IDS/IPS, VPN, Proxy, Network Segmentation
• Load Balancing & ADC: F5 (LTM / GTM)
• Enterprise Network Technologies: Routing, Switching, WAN
• Software Defined Networking: VMware NSX (advanced concepts & governance)

Required Skills & Experience:

• 8+ years of experience in banking or large enterprise infrastructure environments
• Extensive expertise in Network Firewalls & Security products (FortiGate, Cisco)
• Proven experience managing large-scale, multi-vendor security deployments
• Strong leadership, communication, and presentation skills
• Demonstrated integrity, ownership, and decision-making capability

Other Qualification and requirement:

Any degree or relevant education is must. This role requires working at customer locations based on business needs