Senior Security Technology Lead

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Security Technology Lead who will own, drive, and enhance our security operations across perimeter, endpoint, internet, datacenter, and cloud environments. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise and leadership experience in enterprise-grade security technologies, including but not limited to Firewalls, DDoS, proxy, WAF, EDR, DLP, SASE, ZTNA, and Cloud security frameworks.

Key Responsibilities:

Perimeter Security Management

• Lead architecture, deployment, configuration, and lifecycle management of perimeter security technologies:
• Firewalls — policy management, threat prevention, URL filtering, decryption.
• DDoS Protection — detection, mitigation, and reporting of volumetric and application-layer DDoS attacks.
• Proxy — secure web gateway management, SSL interception policies, user/group controls.
• Web Application Firewall (WAF) — design, tuning, and ongoing protection of critical applications.

Endpoint Security

• Oversee endpoint protection strategies and operations:
• EDR — threat detection, incident response, and forensic analysis.
• DLP — policy creation, incident review, and integration with business processes for data loss prevention.

Internet Security

• Drive secure internet access for enterprise users:
• Manage and optimize SASE, ZTNA deployments.
• Ensure secure, compliant, and seamless internet and application access for users, both on-prem and remote.

Data Center Security

• Lead security operations for data center environments, including segmentation, micro-segmentation, and physical/logical security controls.
• Work closely with networking and infrastructure teams to ensure robust data center security posture.

Cloud Security

• Govern security of Cloud environments
• Manage IAM, security groups, NACLs, WAF
• Define and enforce security baselines and policies for cloud workloads.

Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with security standards (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST, CIS benchmarks).
• Conduct regular security reviews, audits, and risk assessments.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead a team of security engineers, analysts, and external partners.
• Serve as a security advisor to senior leadership and business units.
• Develop and deliver security awareness programs.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 15+ years in cybersecurity, with at least 3+ years in a technical leadership role.
• Proven expertise in:
• NGFW  (HA, NAT, App-ID, URL filtering, threat prevention)
• DDoS (APS or TMS platforms)
• Proxy / Secure Web Gateway (policy management, SSL inspection)
• WAF (policy creation, tuning, L7 protections)
• EDR (deployment, hunting, remediation workflows)
• DLP (endpoint/network DLP policy design)
• SASE SWG and ZTNA
• Cloud security
• Strong understanding of security architecture, incident response, and secure network design.
• Certifications preferred: CISSP, CISM, Firewall specific

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to work independently and lead multi-disciplinary teams.