Lead Consultant
India
Job Description
Lead Consultant
| Bangalore, KarnatakaGautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh

Job Summary

This role drives strategic consulting engagements within the infrastructure management domain, providing technical leadership and architectural direction to deliver innovative solutions aligned with client business objectives. The position is responsible for shaping infrastructure transformation initiatives, ensuring best practices, and fostering technical excellence across complex environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Must have implemented experience in couple of security tools not limited to  

  • Perimeter security tools like – Firewalls (Palo Alto, Cisco FTD, Checkpoint),  

  • Proxy (Zscaler, on prem proxy solution),  

  • NAC (Cisco ISE / Aruba Clear pass),  

  • PKI / certificate management,  

  • Endpoint security (EDR, AV, HIPS DLP, Encryption) etc,  

  • SIEM (Qradar, Splunk),  

  • WAF (F5 ASM (preferred), Barracuda, Imperva) 

  • Cloud security (Native security controls in AWS / Azure / GCP) & security tool implementation in cloud platform. 

  • Must provide technical support & documentation support for data center design, cloud security design. 

  • Must have knowledge for planning security tool migration from data center to cloud solution. 

  • Must have knowledge to assess security posture of customer and provide recommendation for improvement. 

  • Must have designed security solution and capable to prepare HLD (high level design) and LLD (low level design) for new requirements. 

  • Must have worked in vetting RFP solutions, response and design etc.. 

  • Must provide solution / support due diligence for new customer, existing customer requirement 

  • Must provide technical support for the team & projects during escalation.  

Skill Requirements

  • Must have implemented experience in couple of security tools not limited to  

  • Perimeter security tools like – Firewalls (Palo Alto, Cisco FTD, Checkpoint),  

  • Proxy (Zscaler, on prem proxy solution),  

  • NAC (Cisco ISE / Aruba Clear pass),  

  • PKI / certificate management,  

  • Endpoint security (EDR, AV, HIPS DLP, Encryption) etc,  

  • SIEM (Qradar, Splunk),  

  • WAF (F5 ASM (preferred), Barracuda, Imperva) 

  • Cloud security (Native security controls in AWS / Azure / GCP) & security tool implementation in cloud platform. 

  • Must provide technical support & documentation support for data center design, cloud security design. 

  • Must have knowledge for planning security tool migration from data center to cloud solution. 

  • Must have knowledge to assess security posture of customer and provide recommendation for improvement. 

  • Must have designed security solution and capable to prepare HLD (high level design) and LLD (low level design) for new requirements. 

  • Must have worked in vetting RFP solutions, response and design etc.. 

  • Must provide solution / support due diligence for new customer, existing customer requirement 

  • Must provide technical support for the team & projects during escalation.  

Other Requirements

  • Must have good communication skills (verbal and written). 

  • Must follow project guidelines for implementation. 

  • Must have good presentation skills. 

  • Must have knowledge in MS Visio for design 

  • Must be comfortable working in projects round the clock (24*7) environments. 

  • Must have team management skills and customer interaction skills 

  • Must have experience in managing vendor relationships. 

  • Must have exposure in defining SLAs. 

  • Must prepare documents like Project Plan, Risk matrix, run book, SOP, implementation documents and other related documents. 

  • Good knowledge on ITIL process. 

  • Must train BAU team member / new members to enhance their professional skills. 

Information at a Glance

Why HCLTech?

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 227,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending March 2026 totaled $14.7 billion.