Network Engineer L1- Firewall

Job Title: Network Engineer  Firewall

Experience: 1-2 Years
Location: Bangalore / Bengaluru
Work Mode: Work From Office
Shift: Rotational Shifts (5 Days)
Notice Period: Immediate Joiners Preferred/30Days

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Network Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in Palo Alto firewalls, firewall administration, switching, and routing. The candidate will be responsible for managing, troubleshooting, and supporting enterprise network and security infrastructure in a 24x7 operational environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure, manage, and troubleshoot Palo Alto firewalls.
• Manage firewall policies, security rules, NAT, VPN, objects, and firewall logs.
• Configure and troubleshoot switching and routing infrastructure.
• Work with BGP, OSPF, and other routing protocols.
• Manage VLANs, trunking, STP, EtherChannel, and Layer 2/Layer 3 switching.
• Troubleshoot network connectivity, latency, packet loss, routing, and firewall issues.
• Support IPSec VPN, SSL VPN, and site-to-site VPNs.
• Monitor network performance and availability using network monitoring tools.
• Perform network changes, upgrades, and configuration activities.
• Troubleshoot network issues using appropriate tools, including packet captures and firewall logs.
• Maintain network documentation, diagrams, and configuration records.
• Coordinate with internal teams, vendors, and service providers for issue resolution.
• Participate in incident, problem, and change management processes.

Mandatory Skills

• 1+ years of experience in Network Engineering / Network Administration.

• Strong hands-on experience with Palo Alto Firewall.

• Strong experience in Firewall, Switching, and Routing.

• Hands-on experience with Cisco switches and routers.

• Good understanding of TCP/IP, VLAN, NAT, DNS, DHCP, ARP, and subnetting.

• Experience with BGP and OSPF.

• Strong Layer 2 and Layer 3 troubleshooting skills.

• Good knowledge of VPN and network security concepts.

• Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills.

• Willingness to work in rotational shifts.

  Education
  B.E / B.Tech / B.Sc / BCA / MCA in Computer Science, IT,  or related fields.