Principal Network Engineer – Network & Security Patching
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About the Role
D4 Insight is looking for a Principal Network Engineer to lead patch management, vulnerability remediation, and lifecycle maintenance of network and security infrastructure in a banking environment.
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Responsibilities
- Manage the complete patch lifecycle for firewalls, WAFs, IPS, VPNs, routers, and switches
- Execute upgrades, firmware updates, hotfixes, and vulnerability remediation activities
- Maintain infrastructure patch compliance and security baselines
- Perform impact analysis, dependency mapping, and risk assessments
- Ensure adherence to CAB processes, audit requirements, PCI DSS standards, and regulatory frameworks
- Develop rollback plans and support governance controls
- Provide L2/L3 support for network and security platforms
- Support incident resolution, outage management, and root cause analysis
- Collaborate with SOC, NOC, infrastructure, and security teams
- Maintain audit ready documentation and patch compliance reports
- Support automation, process optimization, and operational improvements
Requirements
- Experience: 4–7 Years
- Expertise in Fortinet, Palo Alto, Cisco, Check Point, F5
- Knowledge of WAF, IPS & DDoS Protection Technologies
- Proficiency in Routing & Switching (BGP, OSPF, VLANs)
- Experience in Vulnerability Management
- Network Security Hardening skills
- Change & Risk Management experience
- Banking Infrastructure Support experience
- Preferred Certifications: CCNP / CCIE, NSE / PCNSE, CISSP, ITIL
Full Job Posting
Role Overview
- We are looking for Principal Network Engineer to lead patch management, vulnerability remediation, and lifecycle maintenance of network and security infrastructure within a highly regulated banking environment.
- The role requires expertise in risk assessment, change governance, compliance management, and operational support for enterprise network and security platforms.
Key Responsibilities
- Network & Security Patch Management: Manage complete patch lifecycle for firewalls, WAFs, IPS, VPNs, routers, and switches.
- Execute upgrades, firmware updates, hotfixes, and vulnerability remediation activities.
- Maintain infrastructure patch compliance and security baselines.
- Risk & Compliance Management: Perform impact analysis, dependency mapping, and risk assessments.
- Ensure adherence to CAB processes, audit requirements, PCI DSS standards, and regulatory frameworks.
- Develop rollback plans and support governance controls.
- Operational Support: Provide L2/L3 support for network and security platforms.
- Support incident resolution, outage management, and root cause analysis.
- Collaborate with SOC, NOC, infrastructure, and security teams.
- Documentation & Continuous Improvement: Maintain audit ready documentation and patch compliance reports.
- Support automation, process optimization, and operational improvements.
Required Skills
- Fortinet, Palo Alto, Cisco, Check Point, F5
- WAF, IPS & DDoS Protection Technologies
- Routing & Switching (BGP, OSPF, VLANs)
- Vulnerability Management
- Network Security Hardening
- Change & Risk Management
- Banking Infrastructure Support
Preferred Certifications
- CCNP / CCIE
- NSE / PCNSE
- CISSP
- ITIL
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