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Mandatory Technical Requirements - Network Security\nStrong hands-on experience with:\nPalo Alto Networks NGFW: Configuration, deployment, security policies, NAT, VPN, GlobalProtect, HA, security profiles, and Panorama management.\nFortinet FortiGate: Firewall deployment, FortiOS administration, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, IPS, VPN, SD-WAN, HA, and troubleshooting.\nNetwork security architecture, routing, switching, VLANs, TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, and network segmentation.\nFirewall migration, firmware upgrades, performance optimization, and security hardening.\nAbility to independently manage customer implementations, troubleshooting, and technical escalations.\n2. Additional Cybersecurity Technologies - Multi-Vendor Capabilities\nThe candidate should have practical experience in at least three of the following security domains, with the ability to develop expertise across additional technologies:\n NDR (Network Detection & Response): ExtraHop, LinkShadow, or equivalent.\n PAM (Privileged Access Management): CyberArk, Xage, FortiPAM, or equivalent.\n DAM (Database Activity Monitoring): Imperva, IBM Guardium, or equivalent.\nIAM / MFA: Entrust, OpenText, Microsoft Entra ID, or equivalent.\nEndpoint Security / EDR / XDR: Palo Alto Cortex XDR, Trend Micro, Microsoft Defender, or equivalent.\nSIEM / SOC Solutions: Splunk, Elastic, LogRhythm, or equivalent.\nDLP / Data Security: Forcepoint, Fortra, Thales, or equivalent.\nWAF / API Security: F5, Akamai, Cloudflare, Fortinet, or equivalent.\nVulnerability Management: Tenable, Qualys, or equivalent.\nZero Trust / ZTNA / SASE: Zscaler, Palo Alto Prisma Access, or equivalent.\n3. 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