Network Security Consultant - L3

**Introduction** A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences. **Your role and responsibilities** * Hands on experience on implementation & management of Fortinet, Palo Alto or Checkpoint Firewalls. * Managing complete administration of atleast one of the Firewall technologies including creation, modification of rules and configuration, system upgrades. * Handling escalated calls and providing SME support on above technologies. * On-boarding of new applications in F5 SSLO, F5 WAF, Packet Broker and handle critical issues for the same. * Single point of contact for above mentioned technologies. * Incident management & timely escalation of incident. * Person should have worked on any of the one cloud security such as AWS, Azure or GCP cloud would be added advantage **Required technical and professional expertise** * minimum 6+ years of industry experience as a Network Security engineering on Design, Implementation and troubleshooting Firewall, load balancers, etc Network Security Devices and technologies. Implementation and troubleshooting Site to Site VPN. * Should have worked atleast one technology such Load Balancers or WAF from F5 or similar vendor and should have good experience in this field. * Assist is creation of Root Cause analysis (RCA) with Level 2 engineers * Performance tuning of network devices such as WAF, Firewall, etc. * Network Security (multi-vendor) experience - Cloud security (Native security controls in AWS / Azure / GCP) & security tool implementation in cloud platform would be added advantage. * Working on the assigned tickets within the agreed Timeline/SLA as per the Ticket Priority/Severity and Adhere to the ITIL process with zero noncompliance. * Prove experience in OWASP Risks, Vulnerabilities and Mitigation Mechanisms **Preferred technical and professional experience** * Intuitive individual with an ability to manage change and proven time management * Proven interpersonal skills while contributing to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed * Up-to-date technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing publications * One or more security certifications: CEH, Security+, GSEC, GCIH, OEM Certification such as Fortinet, Palo Alto, F5, Imperva, etc. IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.