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Together, they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees, whom we call partners, and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide.\nWith more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.\nRole Summary\nThe Senior Principal Network Security Engineer is the highest-level individual contributor responsible for leading the design, engineering, and delivery of complex, multi-team network security initiatives. This role owns end-to-end technical execution for enterprise perimeter, internal segmentation, and application delivery controls, with deep hands-on expertise in Check Point firewalls and F5 load balancers. The engineer serves as a technical authority, driving architecture decisions, mentoring engineers, and ensuring operational resiliency through automation, rigorous troubleshooting, and incident mitigation.\nPrimary Technology Focus\nDesigning, Securing and building scalable, resilient enterprise-wide network\nDefine and monitor - network security standards / Controls across on prem, hybrid and Private cloud networks through new generation firewalls / IDS/IPS, Micro segmentation and VPN’s\nMonitor and mitigate the network and security incidents across global events on prem, hybrid and private networks\nEnsure Audit and regulatory compliance requirements are implemented across network segmentations, firewalls, VPN’s and at perimeter security devices \nCheck Point Firewalls (policy design, NAT, VPN, threat prevention, logging/telemetry, upgrades and migrations)\nF5 Load Balancers (LTM/ASM/APM as applicable; iRules; TLS profiles; health monitoring; high availability)\nNetwork routing and switching (BGP/OSPF, VLANs, VRFs, QoS, high-availability designs)\nWireless networking (enterprise Wi-Fi architectures, security controls, segmentation, troubleshooting)\nSecure web proxy platforms (forward proxy, TLS inspection, policy enforcement, troubleshooting)\nEnterprise network security initiatives (segmentation, zero trust patterns, control hardening, resiliency improvements)\nKey Responsibilities\nLead the engineering delivery of complex network security and application delivery projects involving multiple teams, vendors, and stakeholders.\nArchitect, implement, and operate Check Point firewall solutions including policy lifecycle management, NAT strategy, VPN solutions, and threat prevention capabilities.\nDesign and engineer F5 load balancing solutions with strong understanding of traffic management, TLS, application health, and high availability.\nDevelop and maintain automation for network security operations (e.g., configuration management, policy deployment, compliance validation, telemetry and reporting).\nAct as the senior escalation point for critical incidents-debug, mitigate, and resolve high-severity outages and security events across network/security domains.\nEstablish engineering standards and reference architectures for firewalling, load balancing, routing/switching, wireless, and proxy capabilities.\nDrive continuous improvement: reduce toil, improve MTTR, implement reliability patterns, and proactively address technical debt.\nPartner with security engineering, infrastructure, application, and cloud teams to deliver secure-by-design solutions and ensure change safety.\nConduct deep root-cause analysis (RCA) and produce actionable post-incident improvements, runbooks, and automation enhancements.\nMentor senior engineers and provide technical leadership through design reviews, architecture boards, and operational readiness assessments.\nMonitor and manage information system security incidents, troubleshoot, investigate and implement countermeasures and mitigate the risk. \nPlan the Network recovery / DR / resilience from malware / attacks, unauthorized access, and policy breaches; \nEngage, interact and coordinate with third-party Network / Telecom/ service providers during security incidents. \nAnalyze Network security trends and changes in threat and compliance environment and develop and executes plans for compliance and mitigation of risk\nRequired Qualifications\nExtensive, hands-on engineering experience with enterprise network security, including deep expertise in Check Point firewalls and F5 load balancers.\nDemonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional technical initiatives from design through implementation and operational handoff.\nAdvanced knowledge of routing and switching, including dynamic routing (BGP/OSPF), redundancy, and troubleshooting at scale.\nStrong understanding of wireless networking and secure web proxy concepts, including policy enforcement and traffic inspection.\nProven automation skills (required): scripting and/or infrastructure-as-code to integrate with CI/CD pipelines and ITSM workflows.\nSignificant experience troubleshooting and resolving critical incidents, including packet-level analysis and performance triage.\nAbility to produce clear technical documentation: design artifacts, standards, runbooks, and post-incident reports.\nExcellent communication and stakeholder management skills; able to influence architecture decisions and drive alignment.\nPreferred Qualifications\nRelevant industry certifications with major network/security vendors (e.g., Check Point CCSA/CCSE/CCSM, F5-CA/F5-CSE, Cisco CCNP, Palo Alto PCNSE, Fortinet NSE, etc.).\nAdvanced certifications such as CCIE Security, CCDE, CISSP, or equivalent is highly desired. \nExperience with modern security patterns (e.g., zero trust segmentation, SASE concepts, secure access) and enterprise logging/telemetry platforms.\nExperience integrating network/security automation with ServiceNow and/or other ITSM systems.\nExperience with cloud networking and security controls (e.g., Azure/AWS/GCP) and hybrid connectivity patterns.\nHands-on experience with tooling such as Ansible, Terraform, Python, Git, CI/CD, API-driven device management, and configuration compliance frameworks.\nCore Competencies\nTechnical authority and systems thinking across security, network, and application delivery layers\nIncident leadership: calm execution under pressure, strong diagnostics, and mitigation mindset\nAutomation-first approach: reduce manual effort, standardize delivery, and improve reliability\nStrong collaboration: leads through influence across engineering, operations, and security partners\nOwnership and accountability: drives outcomes end-to-end and follows through on improvements\nExamples of Work\nLead a multi-phase Check Point firewall upgrade/migration program with minimal downtime and improved security posture.\nEngineer F5 traffic management enhancements for critical applications, including TLS modernization and health monitoring redesign.\nBuild automation to validate firewall policy changes, generate compliance evidence, and roll back safely when required.\nResolve a high-impact outage through packet capture, routing convergence analysis, and coordinated changes across multiple teams.\nWorking with Us\nAs a Northern Trust partner, you will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture, which has a strong history of financial strength and stability. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to an inclusive workplace and assisting the communities we serve.\nPhilanthropy is deeply rooted in Northern Trust’s history and is an essential element of our culture. Employees around the world give their time and talent to work for the greater good of their communities.\nReasonable Accommodation\nNorthern Trust is committed to working with and providing adjustments to individuals with health conditions and disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at , or alternatively you can discuss your individual requirements with the recruiter you are working with. \nAbout Our Pune Office\nThe Northern Trust Pune office, established in 2016, is now home to over 3,000 employees. The office handles various functions, including Operations for Asset Servicing and Wealth Management, as well as delivering critical technology solutions that support business operations across the globe.\nOur Pune team takes our commitment to service to heart. In 2024, they volunteered more than 10,000+ hours into the communities where they live and work. 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