Network Security Team Lead

Job Purpose:We are looking for a skilled Network Security Team Leader with solid experience in designing, implementing, and operating advanced security solutions. The ideal candidate will bring hands-on expertise across a wide range of security technologies, applying a layered security approach to safeguard enterprise infrastructure and ensure secure, reliable access. This role requires technical depth or conceptual understanding in multiple security domains, including firewalls, VPNs, multi-factor authentication (MFA), network access control (NAC), distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) mitigation, sandboxing, secure email gateways, application delivery and traffic management, and web application firewalls (WAF). The candidate will play a key role in strengthening the organization’s overall security posture by integrating these layers into a cohesive defense strategy.Key Responsibilities Participate in designing and planning for the new network security cloud technologies as well as implementing these technologies to meet current and future customer needs .Configure and manage network security technologies for the organization cloud services as well as external customers on premises data centers.Configure network security monitoring tools to continuously monitor network security devices performance, availability and reliability and Generating regular reportsOptimize network security devices configurations to improve the network security cloud services efficiency and performance.Study the new features of network security devices new releases and plan for conducting the regular upgrades to provide the latest announced versions from the vendors .Troubleshoot and resolve network security-related problems, and conduct root cause analysis to these problems.Maintain accurate documentation of network security cloud solutions configurations, diagrams, and procedures.Work as tier 2 support team for handling technical escalations and more advanced inquiries escalated from network operation teamStay informed about industry best practices, emerging technologies, and network security trends to provide recommendation to the existing network security solutionsPerform the proper handover and guidance to the operation teams to operate the new implemented network security technologies.Collaborate with organization SOC Team to provide the proper Monitor for the unusual activity and security threatsCollaborate with Organization information security team to respond to the regular security audits and vulnerability assessments.Respond to security incidents and coordinate incident response efforts.Stay up-to-date with emerging security threats and technologies.Technical Experience and Hands on :-NGFW (Cisco, FortiGate, Palo Alto)Secure Web Gateway (Symantec Bluecoat)VPN Technologies (DMVPN, Site 2 Site, Remote Access)ADC/WAF (F5 , Citrix)Network Admission Control (Cisco ISE)Technical Knowledge (Add on)Routers and Switches SecuritySecure Access Gateways (Citrix)MFA Technologies (DUO, Entrust)DDOS (Arbor)Email Security and Sandboxing (Fortinet )F5 NGINEXVMware Security ProductsVMWARE Security Track CCNP Security . CCIE Security is a plus Delivery controllers (F5, Citrix, AVI). Firewalls ( Fortigate , PaloAlto ) Secure web gateway ( Bluecoat ) ITIL Foundation Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree in communication / computer engineering or related field.Minimum 5 -7 years of professional experience in network security, with demonstrated success in large-scale deployments and secure service deliveryDeep technical experience in core areas such as Firewalls, VPN , LTM&WAF , Secure Web Gateway combined with conceptual understanding of complementary layers like Routers and switches security, MFA Technologies , DDOS , Email and sandboxing , NGINEX , VMware security productsPrevious experience with Cloud Providers is a strong plus.Location: Al Nozha/New Cairo