NetSecOps Automation Specialist
- Hybrid
- Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Consultant
Job description
Our Mission:
Ivy Partners is a Swiss consulting firm aiding businesses in meeting their strategic, technological, and organizational challenges.
We are committed to providing our team members with a career that nurtures both personal and professional growth. We support their skill development and offer them genuine career advancement opportunities.
As a NetSecOps Automation Specialist at Ivy Partners, you will:
- Develop and maintain automation scripts for network security operations within FortiGate and Check Point environments.
- Automate firewall configuration and policy management using Python, Bash, Ansible, and Jinja2.
- Manage and integrate REST APIs (FortiOS, Check Point SmartCenter) to streamline security workflows.
- Implement infrastructure-as-code practices using Git-based version control.
- Support configuration management, compliance checks, and inventory automation.
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI) for automated deployment of network and security configurations.
- Collaborate with network and security teams to enhance automation and operational efficiency.
Job requirements
About You:
You are our ideal candidate if you:
- Have hands-on experience in a NetSecOps, Network Automation, or Infrastructure Automation role.
- Possess practical experience with FortiGate (FortiOS CLI, REST API) and/or Checkpoint (SmartCenter API, Cpshell).
- Are proficient in using Ansible and Jinja2 templating within network contexts.
- Have scripting skills in Python and Bash for network and security tasks.
- Are experienced in consuming REST APIs, handling JSON/XML data, and managing authentication methods.
- Are familiar with Git-based version control in an infrastructure setting.
- Understand network automation concepts including configuration management, compliance checking, and inventory automation.
Why Join Ivy Partners?
Care | We care about our employees by creating a supportive environment where everyone is valued and empowered with training and growth prospects.
Trust | We strive to build robust and enduring relationships with our clients. Working with us means forging a partnership grounded in trust, professionalism, and transparency at all times.
Innovation | We enable effective digital transformation through an innovative blend of technology and creative thinking.
Responsibility | Community is at the core of everything we do, and we take that responsibility seriously by working hard to create a positive impact.
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- Porto, Porto, Portugal
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