HK Network Security Engineer (Firewall)

Sopra Steria is a listed European technology leader specializing in Consulting, Digital Services, and Software. With over 51,000 employees worldwide across Europe, North America and Asia, the Group supports organizations in driving their digital transformation and delivering sustainable business value.

Our Hong Kong entity operates alongside Singapore to deliver Infrastructure, Cloud and Cybersecurity services to clients across the Asia Pacific region.

We are looking for an experienced Firewall Engineer to support one of our clients – a well established European investment bank, to support network security initiatives, including firewall design, implementation and project delivery. This role is critical in ensuring secure, scalable, and resilient network infrastructure within a highly regulated environment.

Responsibilities

Be responsible for the trading applications of Equities & Derivatives Trading (Stocks, ETF, Warrants, Options & Futures) on various APAC markets in Windows/Linux platform; Required to support traders, troubleshoot and diagnose functional and technical issues in the production environment; Management and tracking of daily production problems and user request, ensure effective and timely resolution and communication to the client, report bugs back to local / overseas development teams.; Be responsible for handling business-driven or exchange-driven projects; Conduct system Quality Assurance testing, perform deployment or upgrade of mission critical trading applications and systems.; Ensure adequate performance and operation of the systems - monitor the performance ⁄ operation, diagnose and address any problems.; Follow ITIL Application Support methodology to carry out incident escalation and system change management procedures.; Provide system and process documentation; Morning / Lunch shift duty, weekend and holiday work are required.; Enhance the automation and resilience of production systems to improve operational efficiency and uptime

Requirements

Minimum 6 - 8 years of experience in network security, with a strong focus on firewall technologies; Hands-on experience with Fortinet firewalls (FortiGate) in both design and/or implementation; Proven experience in firewall deployment projects within enterprise environments; Fortinet certification (NSE4 or above) is required; Good understanding of network security principles, including VPNs, NAT, IPS, and threat prevention; Experience working in banking or financial services environments is highly preferred; Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills

Nice to have

Familiarity with regulatory and compliance requirements in the banking sector; Exposure to network architecture design and security frameworks