Operations Architect

Project Role : Operations Architect Project Role Description : Define the operations architecture, ensuring that it supports the business requirements and performance goals. Must have skills : Palo Alto Networks Firewalls Good to have skills : NA Minimum 12 year(s) of experience is required Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education Summary: As an Operations Architect, a typical day involves designing and defining the operations architecture to ensure alignment with business needs and performance objectives. This role requires continuous evaluation and refinement of operational frameworks to support evolving organizational goals. The position involves coordinating with various stakeholders to maintain seamless operational processes and enhance overall system efficiency, ensuring that the architecture remains robust and scalable to meet future demands. Roles & Responsibilities: Someone who has extensive experience with PALO Panorama and Firewall implementation, configuration, OS, maintenance, and management Someone who has PCNSE/PCNSC certifications Someone who has experience leading a group of individual contributors as this role will be taking a leadership position within our Accenture team to move forward initiatives client will be assigning Someone who can articulate and ask leading questions about network environments (architectural experience) Someone who has extensive experience with streamlining and configuration item cleanup and consolidation Someone who has experience creating custom application signatures as this shows extensive application behavior understanding Good understanding and knowledge to manage/design large scale network (Routers, switched, gateways) Professional & Technical Skills: - Must To Have Skills: Proficiency in Palo Alto Networks Firewalls. - Strong knowledge of network security principles and firewall management. - Experience in designing and implementing secure network architectures. - Ability to analyze and troubleshoot complex network security issues. - Familiarity with security policies, compliance standards, and risk management related to firewall technologies. Additional Information: - The candidate should have minimum 12 years of experience in Palo Alto Networks Firewalls. - This position is based at our Gurugram office. - A 15 years full time education is required. 15 years full time education About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at   www.accenture.com   Equal Employment Opportunity Statement We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, military veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.