Azure Network & Security Engineer

Position : Azure – L3 – Network/Security

Working Location: Mississauga, Ontario

Responsibilities

Azure Foundation Build and Administration

Perform L3 tasks related to Azure infrastructure i.e., NSG/ASG, Azure LB, Compute Right Sizing, Azure networking, Azure Site Recovery

Acts as a technical SME for serious incidents and complex issues related to Azure.

Perform L3 tasks related to Azure infrastructure i.e., NSG/ASG, Azure LB, Azure networking, Azure Site Recovery

Troubleshooting the Azure Networking/Security/Storage/VM issues

ExpressRoute Configuration & Management

Able to enable end to end communication from DC to Azure, Internet to Azure and vice versa through Azure External app gateways, Internal app gateways, Palo alto Firewall, UDRs, NSGs etc.

Enable Routing and Vnet peering for the communications as per standards and guidelines

Assist on Azure ExpressRoute Configuration & Management

Manage Azure Application Gateways, Traffic managers, Front Doors and all key networking/security services

Handle vulnerabilities in Azure environment and prevent them with Azure policies

Develop and maintain Azure cloud environment with an emphasis on best practices in Cloud security

Ability to deal with people working in remote locations and different time zones

Key Skills required

Strong experience in below:

Excellent understanding of Cloud IaaS/PAAS in Azure

Excellent skill in Azure Load Balancer, Application Gateway, Azure Front Door, Traffic manager, NSG/ASG, Security Center, Routing tables, virtual network gateways

Azure Sentinel, Defender

Good understanding of High Availability and Disaster Recovery concepts using ASR

Good Experience in Automation (either of)

Arm Templates

Ansible

Terraform

Additional Skills and Experience will be an added advantage

Windows or Linux OS

Can drive innovation and automation

Good understanding of Palo Alto firewall

Exposure to Palo Alto Panorama management

Expertise in preparing Operational and Architectural manual.

Soft Skills

Candidate should possess excellent communication skills (Verbal and Written)

Excellent documentation skill

Should have great customer handling skills

Able to handle unforeseen situations

Excellent team player capabilities

Can drive HCL’s value and its methodology