Job Title:  Manager | Network Security | Bengaluru | Cyber Defense & Resilience

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India’s impact on the global economy has increased at an exponential rate and Deloitte presents an opportunity to unleash and realise your potential amongst cutting edge leaders, and organisations shaping the future of the region, and indeed, the world beyond.

At Deloitte, your whole self to work, every day. Combine that with our drive to propel with purpose and you have the perfect playground to collaborate, innovate, grow, and make an impact that matters.

The team
 

Deloitte helps organizations prevent cyberattacks and protect valuable assets. We believe in being secure, vigilant, and resilient—not only by looking at how to prevent and respond to attacks, but at how to manage cyber risk in a way that allows you to unleash new opportunities. Embed cyber risk at the start of strategy development for more effective management of information and technology risks
 

Your work profile

As Manager in our Cyber Team you’ll build and nurture positive working relationships with teams and clients with the intention to exceed client expectations: -

The Manager – SME for Network Security is responsible for leading and managing the design, implementation, and operational excellence of advanced network and cloud security platforms across enterprise and customer environments. This role requires deep expertise in AlgoSec, Cloudflare, and Palo Alto firewalls, along with strong L3-level proficiency in Zscaler ZIA and ZPA. The manager will oversee a team of engineers and analysts, ensuring the continuous delivery of secure connectivity, policy compliance, and threat prevention solutions. This role plays a pivotal part in driving security architecture standards, handling escalations, delivering engineering solutions, and aligning operations with business and regulatory requirements. A core focus will be on optimizing performance, automating workflows, maintaining service reliability, and mentoring the team to handle complex network security challenges in both on-prem and hybrid cloud environments.

Cloudflare (Expert Level):

• Design and deploy Cloudflare Zero Trust architecture with gateway filtering, identity-based access, and secure tunneling.
• Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules, bot management, DDoS protection, and custom security policies.
• Configure and manage load balancing, SSL/TLS policies, and global CDN rules to optimize security and performance.
• Maintain and monitor Cloudflare Access for SaaS/Private applications, ensuring seamless and secure user experience.
• Integrate Cloudflare logs and telemetry into SIEM platforms for monitoring and threat analysis.
• Handle change implementations, incident resolution, and proactive policy updates for all protected web assets.

Palo Alto Firewalls (Expert Level):

• Architect, configure, and maintain Palo Alto Next-Gen Firewalls (on-prem and VM-Series in cloud environments).
• Develop security policies, NAT, decryption rules, App-ID, and URL filtering in accordance with business use cases.
• Leverage Panorama for centralized firewall management, reporting, device groups, and template stacks.
• Perform traffic analysis, log correlation, and packet capture for advanced troubleshooting of application and access issues.
• Implement and tune Threat Prevention, WildFire, DNS security, and User-ID policies to improve threat detection and control.
• Conduct firewall upgrades, health checks, and periodic audits as part of operational hygiene.

Zscaler ZIA / ZPA (L3 Level):

• Provide advanced support and configuration of ZIA (Internet Access) including SSL inspection, FWaaS, DLP, and bandwidth control policies.
• Manage ZPA (Private Access) configurations such as access policy tuning, App Connector deployments, and segmentation rules.
• Troubleshoot complex issues related to Zscaler Client Connector, authentication (SAML, SCIM), and access anomalies.
• Collaborate with Zscaler support and engineering teams for escalations, root cause analysis, and architecture alignment.
• Monitor traffic via Zscaler dashboards, logs, and alerts, and generate operational reports.
• Assist in onboarding new applications into ZIA/ZPA environments securely and efficiently.

 Network Security Operations:

• Respond to security incidents, policy violations, and user access issues in a timely and efficient manner.
• Monitor logs and alerts from firewalls, Zscaler, Cloudflare, and AlgoSec via SIEM and custom dashboards.
• Ensure alignment with internal compliance, customer-specific SLAs, and regulatory frameworks.
• Maintain thorough documentation of configurations, SOPs, change records, and system diagrams.
• Participate in change management processes, including impact analysis, peer reviews, CAB meetings, and post-change validations.
• Support disaster recovery testing, capacity planning, and business continuity initiatives.
• Act as a technical authority and escalation point for complex network and cloud security issues.
• Lead and participate in design, architecture reviews, and major change implementations.
• Work closely with SOC, Cloud, and DevOps teams to ensure seamless and secure application delivery.
• Drive automation, reporting, and compliance initiatives across the supported platforms.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to junior engineers and support personnel.
• Maintain alignment with evolving threat landscapes and propose proactive defenses.

Desired qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or a related field. A Master’s degree in Cybersecurity or Business Management is preferred.
• Experience:
  • 7–10+ years in Network and Cloud Security.
  • Expert-level experience in:
  • AlgoSec (FireFlow, Analyzer, Business Flow)
  • Cloudflare (WAF, Zero Trust, Gateway, DDoS)
  • Palo Alto NGFW (Panorama, Threat Prevention, Wildfire)
  • Strong L3 hands-on with: ZIA/ZPA – access policies, App connector, SSL inspection, logs
  • Familiarity with automation and scripting (Python, API, Terraform – optional).
  • Good understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, BGP, routing, segmentation)
• Certifications:
  • Palo Alto PCNSE
  • AlgoSec Certified Professional
  • Zscaler ZIA/ZPA Certified Engineer (ZCCE/ZCNA)
  • Cloudflare Zero Trust certifications (if available)
  • CCNP Security, CISSP, or equivalent (added advantage)

Location and way of working

• Base location: Bangalore/ Mumbai
• Professional is required to work from office

Your role as a Manager

We expect our people to embrace and live our purpose by challenging themselves to identify issues that are most important for our clients, our people, and for society.

In addition to living our purpose, Senior Executive across our organization must strive to be:

• Inspiring - Leading with integrity to build inclusion and motivation
• Committed to creating purpose - Creating a sense of vision and purpose
• Agile - Achieving high-quality results through collaboration and Team unity
• Skilled at building diverse capability - Developing diverse capabilities for the future
• Persuasive / Influencing - Persuading and influencing stakeholders
• Collaborating - Partnering to build new solutions
• Delivering value - Showing commercial acumen
• Committed to expanding business - Leveraging new business opportunities
• Analytical Acumen - Leveraging data to recommend impactful approach and solutions through the power of analysis and visualization
• Effective communication – Must be well abled to have well-structured and well-articulated conversations to achieve win-win possibilities
• Engagement Management / Delivery Excellence - Effectively managing engagement(s) to ensure timely and proactive execution as well as course correction for

the success of engagement(s)

• Managing change - Responding to changing environment with resilience
• Managing Quality & Risk - Delivering high quality results and mitigating risks with utmost integrity and precision
• Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving - Applying strategic mindset to solve business issues and complex problems
• Tech Savvy - Leveraging ethical technology practices to deliver high impact for clients and for Deloitte
• Empathetic leadership and inclusivity - creating a safe and thriving environment where everyone's valued for who they are, use empathy to understand others to adapt our behaviours and attitudes to become more inclusive. 

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