Lead Systems Engineer
at Societe Generale
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- City
- Bengaluru
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- India
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Lead Systems Engineer will manage delivery and operations for a large enterprise network security environment in SG Global Solution Centre, Bengaluru, focusing on firewall administration, VPN solutions, and incident handling. The role requires 8+ years of experience in network operations and at least 6+ years on firewalls (Check Point, Fortigate, Juniper), with hands-on VPN troubleshooting and firewall upgrades/replacements. Responsibilities include leading outage calls, owning root-cause analysis, and providing expert Network SME guidance. This is a permanent contract role based in Bengaluru with a hybrid work setup.
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Delivery & Operations<\/b><\/p>
Mandatory Skills:<\/b><\/p><\/li>
- 10+ years of experience and at least 8+ years relevant experience in Network Operations<\/li>
- Well versed with Security skills (firewall coding, policy pushes, ), R&S, Appliances<\/li>
- Experience on CheckPoint Firewall Upgrades and Replacements (as part of legacy refresh)<\/li>
- Knowledge on Routing and Switching & F5 to perform end to end route check<\/li>
- In depth knowledge on implementing VPN solutions on Checkpoint\/Juniper\/Fortigate firewalls<\/li>
- Extensive troubleshooting experience on VPN related issues on Firewalls<\/li>
- Knowledge on Firewall administration and orchestration tools such as Tufin<\/li>
- High level knowledge of the firewalls is mandatory<\/li>
- Must know to code on a Fortiget and Checkpoint FW<\/li>
- Prior experience in Juniper\/CheckPoint\/Cisco TAC or Network Operation Center (L3\/L4 level)<\/li>
- Experience in supporting large enterprise level network infrastructure with more than 5000 devies<\/li>
- Routing - BGP, OSPF, EIGRP + Switching, NXOS, Cisco ACI, F5<\/li>
- Hands on experience on designing\/ managing VPN infrastructure.<\/li>
- Take the lead in outage calls<\/li>
- Own and drive root cause and permanent resolution<\/li>
- Perform moderate network changes<\/li>
- Provide expertise as Network SME<\/li>
- Good communication and presenting skills<\/li>
Good to have Skills:<\/b><\/p><\/li>
- Basic understanding of Proxies<\/li>
- Familiarity in handling complex Network Infras containing multi-VRF architecture<\/li>
- Good to have similar knowledge on Fortigate Firewalls<\/li>
- DHCP, DNS, AD Knowledge<\/li> <\/ul> Profile required
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\u201cWe are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status\u201d<\/p>Business insight
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tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious.<\/p>
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daily basis and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us!<\/p>
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their working hours, including sponsoring people struggling with their orientation or professional<\/p>
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charities. There are many ways to get involved.<\/p>
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IT (Information Technology)ApplyAdd to favoritesPermanent contractBangalore, IndiaHybridReference 25000AMWStart date ImmediatelyPublication date 2026/02/04Responsibilities
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Delivery & Operations
Mandatory Skills:
- 10+ years of experience and at least 8+ years relevant experience in Network Operations
- Well versed with Security skills (firewall coding, policy pushes, ), R&S, Appliances
- Experience on CheckPoint Firewall Upgrades and Replacements (as part of legacy refresh)
- Knowledge on Routing and Switching & F5 to perform end to end route check
- In depth knowledge on implementing VPN solutions on Checkpoint/Juniper/Fortigate firewalls
- Extensive troubleshooting experience on VPN related issues on Firewalls
- Knowledge on Firewall administration and orchestration tools such as Tufin
- High level knowledge of the firewalls is mandatory
- Must know to code on a Fortiget and Checkpoint FW
- Prior experience in Juniper/CheckPoint/Cisco TAC or Network Operation Center (L3/L4 level)
- Experience in supporting large enterprise level network infrastructure with more than 5000 devies
- Routing - BGP, OSPF, EIGRP + Switching, NXOS, Cisco ACI, F5
- Hands on experience on designing/ managing VPN infrastructure.
- Take the lead in outage calls
- Own and drive root cause and permanent resolution
- Perform moderate network changes
- Provide expertise as Network SME
- Good communication and presenting skills
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Good to have Skills:
- Basic understanding of Proxies
- Familiarity in handling complex Network Infras containing multi-VRF architecture
- Good to have similar knowledge on Fortigate Firewalls
- DHCP, DNS, AD Knowledge
Profile required
• 8+ years of experience and at least 6+ years relevant experience in handling Firewalls
• Good knowledge on CheckPoint and/or Fortigate firewall and troubleshooting critical issues
• Good Experience on CheckPoint and/or Fortigate Firewall Upgrades and Replacements (as part of legacy refresh)
• In depth knowledge on implementing and troubleshooting VPN solutions on Checkpoint/Fortigate firewalls
• Basic knowledge of F5 LoadBalancer
• Hands on experience on Proxies (Mcafee and/or Bluecoat) [Optional]
Common skills:
• Take the lead in outage calls
• Own and drive root cause and permanent resolution
• Provide expertise as Network SME
• Good communication and presenting skills
Why join us
“We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status”
Business insight
At Société Générale, we are convinced that people are drivers of change, and that the world of
tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious.
Whether you’re joining us for a period of months, years or your entire career, together we can have
a positive impact on the future. Creating, daring, innovating and taking action are part of our DNA.
If you too want to be directly involved, grow in a stimulating and caring environment, feel useful on a
daily basis and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us!
Still hesitating?
You should know that our employees can dedicate several days per year to solidarity actions during
their working hours, including sponsoring people struggling with their orientation or professional
integration, participating in the financial education of young apprentices and sharing their skills with
charities. There are many ways to get involved.
We are committed to support accelerating our Group’s ESG strategy by implementing ESG principles in all our activities and policies. They are translated in our business activity (ESG assessment, reporting, project management or IT activities), our work environment and in our responsible practices for environment protection
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