About MatchPoint Solutions:
MatchPoint Solutions is a fast-growing global IT and Engineering services firm delivering innovative technology solutions to leading enterprises including Uber, Robinhood, Netflix, Airbnb, Google, and more. With a growing international presence across North America, Europe, Asia, and South America, we help organizations turn ideas into outcomes through cutting-edge technology, industry best practices, and deep technical expertise. We're expanding our team and looking for driven professionals who want to build impactful solutions in a collaborative, high-growth environment.
Job Title: Palo Alto Firewall Engineer / Network Security Engineer
Location: Gurugram, Haryana, India (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Full Time/Contract
About the Role:
We are looking for a highly skilled Palo Alto Firewall Engineer to design, implement, manage, and troubleshoot next-generation firewall solutions across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments. The ideal candidate must have deep hands-on experience with Palo Alto Networks firewalls, Panorama, Strata Cloud Manager (SCM), and Palo Alto's cloud firewalls in AWS and Azure. Candidate should also have good understanding of Network segmentation, DORA legislation. This role also requires strong knowledge in capacity planning, scalability assessment, and overall network security governance.
This role may involve working with or supporting one of MatchPoint Solutions client organizations.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct yourself as a seasoned technical professional.
- ENS stakeholder, delivering regional One team approach.
- Responsible for operation excellence and taking appropriate ownership
- Participate in and adhere to ENS engineering standards.
- Responsible for resolving High Severity Incidents, providing technical support as required.
- Monitor and manage ENS infrastructure and services, achieving OLAs and KPIs.
- Work with suppliers and vendors to ensure all services meet expectation and SLA.
- Provide Operational experience, helping further develop and elevate the ENS team.
- Contribute to strategic direction of technologies (roadmaps) from a technical and theoretical perspective.
- Ensure delivered solutions transition into supportable services via the ready for service framework.
- Mentor and cross train ENS staff as required
Qualifications
Required:
- Degree holder in Computer Engineering, Telecommunications, or related disciplines.
- Be considered as a network security expert, with deep subject matter expertise in a number of technologies and a broad understanding across network security and non-network technology.
- Strong hands-on experience of managing Firewall and security products including but not limited:
- Palo Alto Firewalls including Panarama (VPN/IPS/Wildfire)
- Cloud Proxies
- F5 server load balancing and security technology (GTM/LTM/ASM/AFM)
- Network Segmentation & DORA legislation.
- Excellent understanding of network security architecture, design and support.
- Excellent business scenes for a technical support environment.
- Proven Service Management (ITIL) experience, specifically incident, problem and change management
- Good analytical skill and able to solve complicated problem logically
- Good command of spoken and written English
- Good interpersonal skills, communication skills, project management skills and vendor management skills
- Must be flexible in approach to work content and responsibilities.
- Able to work under pressure within a busy environment and effectively multi-tasking
- Must be a self-starter and able to work with a minimum of supervision.
Preferred:
- Experience working in a DevOps role and familiar with SDN, NFV, Cloud and Cloud Management Platforms, and demonstrable experience in integrating technologies through code and the use of APIs.
- Professional qualifications (against relevant technologies).
- Knowledge of supporting ECN Connectivity e.g. Radianz, Tradeweb, Bloomberg Trading etc.
- Knowledge of monitoring and analysis tools (SolarWinds, Wireshark, etc.).
- Knowledge of DNS & DHCP (IPAM).
- Experience of UNIX / Linux and scripting (Python/Ansible/Perl/Shell), Terraform and automation
- Concepts on Data Centre design
- Ability to work with Audit (Internal & external) functions and certification organizations.
MatchPoint Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and do not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoffs, recall, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
