Engineer - Information Security – Network Security

Overview

Engineer, Information Security (Network Security) on the Network Security Team at Lowe's India in Bengaluru. Mid-level role managing enterprise network and network security solutions across on-premises datacenters and cloud environments.

What you'll do

• Configure and maintain enterprise-level Fortinet products such as FortiGate firewalls and VPN, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer and FortiSASE Network.
• Contribute to deployment and optimization of firewall policies, NAT rules, security zones, segmentation and VPN configurations.
• Manage firewall operations for both on-premises datacenters and multi-cloud environments.
• Provide enterprise-level troubleshooting of datacenter network and security issues involving firewalls, routing, switching, VPNs and connectivity failures.
• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and implement long-term corrective actions for recurring problems.
• Work closely with network and infrastructure teams to resolve complex cross-functional issues.
• Develop, review and optimize firewall policies to ensure high security, minimal risk and compliance with organizational standards.
• Use FireMon for rule analysis, change automation, risk assessment and policy lifecycle management.
• Conduct periodic rule reviews and cleanup activities to maintain streamlined, efficient policies.
• Implement and manage network security controls in Google Cloud Platform, including VPC firewall rules, Cloud Armor and service perimeter configurations.
• Collaborate with cloud engineering teams to integrate security into cloud architectures and deployments.
• Lead firewall-related security incidents, including detection, investigation, containment and remediation.
• Work closely with SOC, threat intelligence and vulnerability management teams to assess and mitigate risks.
• Provide detailed incident documentation, RCA and follow-up action plans.
• Create, review and execute Change Requests (CRQs) in accordance with ITIL best practices.
• Assess change impact, provide technical guidance and coordinate implementation activities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to triage critical incidents and outages.
• Partner with infrastructure, cloud, application and security teams on initiatives requiring security expertise.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer information systems (CIS) or related field.
• 5-8 years of experience in architecting, implementing, managing and optimizing network security solutions across on-premises datacenters and cloud environments.
• Hands-on expertise with Fortinet FortiGate Firewall (URL filtering, threat prevention, UTM, ADOM, VDOM).
• Hands-on expertise with FortiSASE (ZTNA, FortiClient, policy management).
• Hands-on expertise with FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer and FortiAuthenticator.
• Hands-on expertise with GCP Firewall, VPC security and Cloud Armor.
• Hands-on expertise with Cisco Catalyst and Nexus switches, routers, F5 load balancers and Cisco ISE.
• Strong experience with datacenter troubleshooting, network flows, packet capture and performance analysis.
• Experience with policy creation, rule optimization and governance.
• Proficiency with FireMon or similar firewall policy management tools.
• Strong background in incident management, RCA and remediation actions.
• Experience with CRQ/ITIL change management frameworks.
• Soft skills: project management, and clear documentation and communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Master's degree in business administration or similar advanced degree.
• 2 years of experience leading the digital product roadmap.
• 2 years of prior leadership experience with direct report responsibility in a top 25 omni-channel retailer, managing operational and/or project financial budgets.
• Strong financial acumen.

Details

• Based at the on-site office in Bengaluru.
• On-call responsibilities apply.