Firmware Engineer

Job Description:
Work as an SME on network security topics in support of a complex AWS and on-premises design environment. Responsibilities include:
o Support design and improvements for the environments
o Audit and analyse firewall rules and policies
o Work with Gitlab, Ansible and Python to reduce manual effort
o Research, evaluate and test new solutions and technologies to be used in the environments
o Provide technical support to both project and operational activities
o Support internal users and technical resources as required
o Create and review technical and process documentation

Experience working on Linux operating systems (preferably Redhat)
Analyze firewall rules and rulesets for correctness.
Experience in understanding Networking in a complex virtualized environment.
As a technical expert suggesting improvements, tackling complex technical issues, providing technical guidance & supporting the core team with improvement would be your daily task.
Support all technical and security resources in planned project and reactive day-to-day tasks
Support internal users and technical resources as required.
Research, evaluate and test new technologies.
Change, implement and improve technical systems and processes, software, hardware and environments to improve operation, workflow, efficiency and security.
In this role, you work with a core team responsible for supervising the environment end to end from service operations to strategy & Continuous Service Improvement (CSI).

Required Experience:
10+ Years of experience with
o firewalls, firewall rule-base design and troubleshooting (Palo Alto experience preferred)
o AWS networking and security,
o Linux networking and general system administration
Good communications skills
Solid understanding of networking & security , both AWS and general.
Experience in understanding Networking in a complex virtualized environment.
Strong automation skills preferably using Python and Ansible. Experience with Gitlab

Nice to have
Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD Pipelines
Knowledge of Splunk will be an added advantage.

Preferred Experience:
AWS certifications a plus.
Linux certifications a plus.
Experience of working with AWS vendor support a plus.
BS Computer Science/Software Engineering/IT or similar/equivalent is preferred.