**Introduction** A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio; including Software and Red Hat. Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience. **Your role and responsibilities** We are actively seeking an experienced and highly skilled resource to join our elite cybersecurity team. In this role, you will play a critical part in shaping and implementing advanced security strategies to safeguard our organization against sophisticated cyber threats. What you’ll do: Primary Responsibility: * Must have hands-on experience in Palo Alto Enterprise & Cloud, Cisco ASA MPLS, Internet & VPN firewalls. * Address security incidents related to firewalls. * Monitor and analyse firewall logs for security incidents. * Investigate and respond to alerts related to firewall activities. * Configure, manage, and monitor firewall rules and policies. * Conduct regular review/assessment to ensure firewall security and compliance. * Design and implement advanced firewall configurations and policies. * Firewall patch or firmware upgrade as needed * Conduct regular security assessments to identify and mitigate potential vulnerabilities. * Building and maintaining knowledge of next-generation firewalls and firewall solutions * Working closely with the customer, Cyber Security team members, and project managers * Creating high-level and low-level designs * Performing maintenance and changes in firewalls as required * Implementing new firewalls as required * Assisting with troubleshooting network connectivity as it relates to firewalls. * Utilizing change management, request, and ticketing systems * Documenting status updates and problem resolutions * Perform operational activities to maintain to all types of Firewall systems including backup, health check, patching, configuration, BCP testing etc. **Required technical and professional expertise** * Hands-on experience required in Firewall, MPLS Firewall, Cloud Firewall, VPN gateway. * Worked on tools belongs to CISCO, Palo Alto Firewall (Mandatory) * Must have desire to learn or cross skill with new technologies. * Must be able to work in morning, evening, and night shifts - Mandatory. * Bachelor’s degree in engineering/information security, or a related field. * Relevant certifications such as CEH, CISSP, CISM, CompTIA CASP+, or equivalent. * Proven experience to work in a Security Operations environment. * Deep technical knowledge of security technologies and advanced threat landscapes. * Proven experience in managing and responding to complex security incidents. **Preferred technical and professional experience** * Proven communication and collaboration abilities. * Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.