Network Security Engineer

Newell Brands · Chennai

  • Experience5–6 yrs
  • SalaryNot disclosed
  • Work modeonsite
  • Levelsenior
  • Posted17 Sept 2026
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About Newell Brands

Newell Brands is hiring in Chennai in consumer goods. This role looks for around 5+ years of experience.

Skills

  • network segmentation
  • vulnerability management
  • firewall policy design
  • enterprise network engineering
  • cybersecurity
  • routing and switching
  • SD-WAN
  • DNS
  • DHCP
  • TCP/IP
  • wireless networking
  • Palo Alto
  • Cisco
  • Fortinet
  • Network Access Control
  • IDS/IPS
  • Zero Trust
  • security architecture
  • risk management
  • Qualys
  • Tenable
  • Rapid7
  • vulnerability prioritization
  • security metrics
  • compliance reporting
  • Ansible
  • Python
  • PowerShell
  • REST APIs
  • Git
  • Infrastructure-as-Code

The role

A network security engineer at a consumer goods company secures enterprise and operational technology environments through network segmentation, vulnerability management, and security automation, building scalable controls with Ansible and Python.

Full job description

Job title: Network Security Engineer

Location: Chennai

Reports to: Mgr, IT Systems Administration

Contract: Permanent, Full-time

Purpose of the Role

The Network Security Engineer is responsible for securing the enterprise network infrastructure through vulnerability management, security automation, and network segmentation initiatives. This role partners closely with Infrastructure, Information Security, OT Engineering, Cloud, and Operations teams to identify and remediate security risks, automate security controls, and design network architectures that reduce attack surfaces while supporting business operations.

The ideal candidate combines strong networking expertise with cybersecurity knowledge and automation skills. Success in this role requires the ability to manage vulnerability remediation programs, implement network segmentation strategies across IT and OT environments, and develop automation solutions that improve security posture and operational efficiency.

Your Key Responsibilities:

Vulnerability Management

Lead network vulnerability management activities across routers, switches, firewalls, SD-WAN, wireless, and cloud networking platforms.

Analyze vulnerability scan results of network assets from platforms such as Qualys and other assessment tools.

Prioritize and develop remediation efforts based on risk, exploitability, business impact, and asset criticality.

Track SLA compliance, exception management, and risk acceptance for network devices and establish related vulnerability reporting and KPI metrics.

Identify recurring vulnerability trends and implement long-term corrective actions.

Security Automation

Design and develop automation solutions for network monitoring, configuration validation, vulnerability remediation.

Build and maintain automation frameworks utilizing Ansible, Python, PowerShell, APIs, and orchestration platforms.

Automate firewall policy reviews, rule lifecycle management, and security configuration validation.

Implement automated compliance checks aligned with network security standards and hardening baselines.

Develop integrations between vulnerability management tools, CMDB platforms, ticketing systems, and monitoring solutions.

Reduce manual operational effort through repeatable, scalable automation workflows.

Network Segmentation & Security Engineering

Implement and maintain secure network segmentation architectures and standards for enterprise, cloud, datacenter, edge sites, and operational technology (OT) environments.

Define firewall zoning strategies, security policies, and access control standards.

Participate in IT/OT convergence and zero-trust network architecture initiatives.

Develop and maintain network security standards, hardening baselines, and operational procedures.

Support firewall management, intrusion detection, secure remote access, and network access control technologies.

Partner with IT Security teams during incident investigations and threat response activities and support audits, compliance assessments, and security reviews

What You’ll Need:

Minimum:

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Experience

5+ years of enterprise network engineering experience.

3+ years of cybersecurity or network security experience.

Experience with network segmentation and firewall policy design.

Experience managing vulnerability remediation programs.

Technical Skills

Networking

Routing and switching (Cisco, Aruba, Juniper or equivalent)

SD-WAN technologies

DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP

Wireless networking

Security

Palo Alto, Cisco, Fortinet, or equivalent firewalls

Network Access Control (NAC)

IDS/IPS technologies

Zero Trust principles

Security architecture and risk management

Vulnerability Management

Qualys, Tenable, Rapid7, or similar platforms

Vulnerability prioritization and remediation workflows

Security metrics and compliance reporting

Automation

Ansible

Python

PowerShell

REST APIs

Git version control

Infrastructure-as-Code concepts

Your Advantage:

Experience automating network and security operations.

Experience with Industrial/OT networking environments.

Experience with microsegmentation concepts and technologies.

Experience with cloud networking security (Azure, AWS, GCP).

Experience integrating security tools through APIs and automation workflows.