Firewall Engineer

Security Integration Consultant

This role will be a part of Acquired Entity Security Integration Team who is responsible for Integrating the Business partners with Optum Network securely.

Provide consulting and auditing services for identifying the Security postures of the BP. Advise remediation plan accordingly.

Deploy and configure Palo alto Firewalls as per prescribed guidelines and blueprints.

Liase directly with the PM assigned for the integration project and the Business partner Network/ Security Team.

Work closely with Network and F5 Teams to get the Infrastructure ready for Firewall deployment.

Sync internally with the Acquired Entity Security Integration Team to ensure uninterrupted coverage to the business. Share lesson learned and also engage support as and when needed.

13 Member Team comprising of Senior Sec Engineers and Info Sec Engineers. Around 10 contractors supporting the Integrations.

A single business partner is assigned a Primary and a Secondary Security Engineer in order to carry out Trust/ untrust integrations.

Work closely with the Business Partner Network/ Security Team to drive the Network Integrations through leveraging the Next Gen Security controls and as per Optum's Security guidelines

Understand the requirements and set the expectations with all stakeholders regarding the deployment and configuration of Palo Alto

Responsible for Integrating the Business partners remote sites and Data Centers securely with Optum as per the Security guidelines and policies defined by Optum.

Working with BP to understand their environment and consulting them with identifying and documenting the Traffic flows.

Review the Security posture of the BP through examining the Security Policies configured on their FWs. Flagging the high risks flows and advising BP to remediate them.

Driving the Trusted/ Untrusted Integration activities for BP's remote site and DCs. Deploying and configuring Palo Alto Firewalls the connect BP network with Optum Core.

Building the Firewalls dedicated to provide Internet connectivity and hosting services for the BP.

Troubleshooting any incidents or issues related to Plao Alto firewalls. Support the cutover and address any Firewall related issues that may arise.

Upgrade the PAN OS on Plao alto FWs and Panaromas.

8-10 Years of experience within perimeter Security domain.

Hands on with Palo Alto, Checkpoint, Juniper Firewalls.

Configured security controls

In depth knowledge with deploying and configuring Palo Alto Firewalls PA3200, PA5220, Cloud based Firewalls.

Deep understanding of Security paradigm. Access management, perimeter Security controls, URL filtering, DNS security, Deep packet inspection, Malware protection.