Network Security Manager

Role & responsibilities

• Lead the network security strategy, architecture, operations, and security engineering function.
• Design and manage enterprise firewalls, VPN, IDS/IPS, NAC, WAF, proxies, and network security controls.
• Drive Zero Trust, network segmentation, SASE/SD-WAN, and secure access initiatives.
• Lead security projects across on-premises, cloud, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments.
• Manage security monitoring, threat detection, vulnerability management, incident response, and remediation.
• Establish network security standards, policies, controls, risk management, and compliance requirements.
• Oversee security technologies from vendors such as Palo Alto, Fortinet, Check Point, Cisco, and F5.
• Collaborate with SOC, Cloud, Infrastructure, IAM, DevOps, and Risk/Compliance teams.
• Manage vendors, budgets, SLAs, security projects, and technology roadmaps.
• Lead and mentor network security engineers while acting as the escalation point for critical security incidents.

Preferred candidate profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Cybersecurity, Information Security, or a related field.
• 5 to 10 years of experience in network security, cybersecurity, network engineering, or security architecture.
• Strong expertise in Palo Alto, Fortinet, Check Point, Cisco, F5, firewalls, VPN, IDS/IPS, and network security architecture.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, routing, switching, DNS, DHCP, LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, SASE, NAC, and network segmentation.
• Experience with Zero Trust, cloud security, AWS/Azure/GCP, IAM, MFA, and hybrid-cloud environments.
• Hands-on knowledge of SIEM, SOC operations, threat detection, vulnerability management, and incident response.
• Strong understanding of ISO 27001, NIST, PCI DSS, security governance, risk management, and compliance.
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, Python/PowerShell, automation, and DevSecOps is an advantage.
• Strong team management, vendor management, stakeholder communication, project management, and technical leadership skills.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCNP/CCIE Security, PCNSE, Fortinet, or Check Point are highly valued.