·8–10+ years of experience in network security, cloud security, or infrastructure security roles.
· Solid experience with one or more major firewall platforms (e.g. Palo Alto, Cisco FTD, Juniper, Checkpoint).
· Solid hands-on skills in routing & switching and Cisco ACI architecture (e.g. OSPF, BGP, VLANs, port channels, VRFs).
· Familiarity with cloud environments (e.g. AWS, Azure) and CI/CD or DevOps security practices.
· Experience working in Agile environments and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams.
· Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
· Experience with automation tools (Terraform, Python, Ansible) or scripting for security use cases.
· Robust capability in driving automation and AI-enabled capabilities within network security engineering, leveraging scripting, APIs, and intelligent analytics to streamline operations, enhance threat detection, and improve delivery efficiency.