Senior Network Security Engineer (Checkpoint)

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary

Senior Network Security Engineer (Checkpoint)

Network Engineering team is looking for dynamic & experienced network professional to work on implementation, security and support of large multi-site, robust multi-vendor network environments.
Major Accountabilities:
o Manage and implement medium to complex networks in multi-domain environments working on industry leading technologies & platforms.
o Partner with design and platforms teams, implementing network designs as per requirements defined. Working on new, as well as re-architecting network segments to facilitate new requirements, technologies, and growth.
o Be able to effectively triage and conduct effective problem solving.
o Good communication, accountability and attention to detail are important soft skills
o Support regional projects, which include responsibility for planning, time, and implementation.
o Ability & desire to automate processes and tasks to increase efficiency.
Education:
o Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Math, or Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
o Industry leading certification (Cisco, Checkpoint, Arista, etc) desirable but not compulsory
Knowledge / Experience:
o 5+ Years IT experience in the following areas:
o Skills and knowledge on network automation/scripting such as Python, Ansible.
o Proven experience & hands on knowledge on Fundamentals of Network engineering and operations.
o Experience of managing and deploying medium to large scale networks using such as Cisco, Palo Alto, Aruba, Arista & Checkpoint.
o Awareness of Project Management methodology and best practices.
o Strong hands-on knowledge of Network diagnostics, BGP, VPN, DMVPN, MPLS, SD-WAN
o Strong understanding of Network Architecture and new trends - Traditional, Cloud, Spine/Leaf, segmentation.
o Good knowledge and hands-on experience of firewalls and other security methods.
o Experience creating and maintaining detailed process documentation.
Skills/ Abilities:
o Strong verbal and written communications skills.
o Self-starter with demonstrated listening skills.
o The ability to adapt and willingness to learn new technologies as required.
o Team player and equally strong individual contributor.
o Limited supervision: work may be reviewed for direction and strategy.
Working condition
o May require occasional local/domestic travel within country
o Should be open to working occasional weekends/weeknights for planned work.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;

• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;

• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and

• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.