Network SME

POSITION SUMMARY:

NXP Semiconductors is seeking a highly skilled and proactive Firewall and Network Security Lead to manage and evolve its Global Network Firewall Infrastructure, spanning on-premises and cloud environments. This role is critical to ensuring the security, scalability, and compliance of NXP’s global connectivity footprint. The position will be based in India and will play a key role in driving automation, vendor collaboration, and alignment with NXP’s IT, Security and compliance policies and governance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, Manage and maintain NXP’s global firewall infrastructure across on-prem and cloud platforms.
• Build and deploy new network security infrastructures, including greenfield implementations and expansion of existing environments.
• Monitor and respond to security events, alerts, and incidents, escalating as necessary and contributing to root cause analysis and remediation.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex network security issues across multi-vendor environments, ensuring minimal downtime and optimal performance.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation, including network diagrams, configuration standards, and operational procedures.
• Work closely with InfoSec and CISO teams to align firewall and network security operations with NXP’s cybersecurity governance policies.
• Drive automation for efficient firewall provisioning, management, and monitoring using infrastructure-as-code frameworks.
• Lead and contribute to global network security projects, including platform upgrades and deployment of next-gen security capabilities.
• Perform disaster recovery processes and data backups to protect data and systems from attacks or loss.
• Plan and design networks across multiple sites and products.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in network security, particularly firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, routing protocols (e.g., BGP, OSPF), and switching technologies.
• Stay current with emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and technologies to continuously improve the organization's security posture.
• Exposure to SIEM platforms, log management, and threat intelligence tools..

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or related field.