Lead Networking Engineer - Proxy

Job responsibilities

• Client and Stakeholder management including client consultations, communication of expected completion dates and ongoing expectation management
• Contribute to process management and improvement within the team by updating and creating documentation and runbooks in line with engineering standards
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and support for Proxy issues
• Collaborate with other IT & business teams to align proxy solutions with organizational goals
• Contribute to change management process improvement by building standardized change implementation templates
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on infrastructure disciplines concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Hands‑on experience in installation suite of Broadcom (erstwhile Bluecoat) devices including Proxy SG, Secure Web Gateway (ISG), Symantec Content Analysis Systems (CAS), SSL Visibility appliances and Symantec Management Center (SMC).
• Experience with other SaaS based Secure Gateway vendor e.g. Zscaler, Netskope etc
• Ability to build, test and deploy proxy‑based security solutions
• Good understanding of network infrastructure, network security concepts and application layer protocols (http/https) and vulnerability mitigation
• Good understanding of REST API and container‑based deployment models.
• Understanding of version and revision control practices and procedures.
• Proficient in use of SEIM tools for investigation purposes
• Scripting skills for automation of a Proxy environment and understanding and comfortable working on shell/python scripts and Ansible playbooks.
• Expertise of networking fundamentals including Network topology, VLANs, Routing, Switching, Global/Local Load Balancing and Firewalls.
• Flexible to work off hours and weekends in 24x7 on‑call rotation.

Preferred Qualifications, Skills, and Capabilities

• Self‑Starter who can take initiative and has the ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Demonstrated leadership and collaboration skills in a large enterprise environment
• Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Strong work ethic with a results oriented mindset
• Ability to collaborate with different roles and different levels across different teams to achieve common goals and ensure end to end project delivery