Description
Job Summary
This senior technical role serves as a lead advisor responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise network security solutions using both current and emerging technologies. The position provides technical leadership across infrastructure security initiatives supporting critical systems and environments, translating business requirements into secure, scalable network architectures and operational processes.
The role leads engineering efforts, oversees deployments, enforces security standards, and ensures the resilience and compliance of enterprise infrastructure while mentoring technical teams and coordinating vendor resources.
Key Responsibilities
Respond to incidents, service requests, and operational tasks in alignment with service level agreements.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders, vendors, and project teams to design and implement secure technical solutions.
Plan, design, and execute infrastructure changes supporting enhancements and modernization initiatives.
Maintain infrastructure technologies through structured change management processes.
Lead technical implementation plans for network security technologies.
Provide technical leadership for problem resolution and project execution.
Coordinate contractors and functional teams to deliver infrastructure initiatives.
Evaluate, test, and select security hardware and software solutions.
Ensure regulatory compliance and adherence to cybersecurity standards.
Maintain strong security controls protecting critical systems and environments.
Support special infrastructure initiatives as assigned.
Participate in 24x7 on-call support rotations.
Mentor and develop technical team members.
Requirements
Required Qualifications
Education & Experience
Master’s degree with 5+ years of technical experience, or
Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of technical experience, or
Associate degree with 12+ years of technical experience
Minimum of 10 years supporting enterprise infrastructure environments
Technical Experience
Enterprise experience across multiple domains including data center operations, disaster recovery, security compliance, infrastructure policies, and technical project coordination
Hands-on configuration and support of enterprise networking equipment including routers, switches, firewalls, and network security platforms
Experience managing next-generation firewall technologies and VPN implementations
Core Technical Skills
Advanced expertise in network infrastructure, operations, and security architecture
Deployment and administration of firewall platforms and secure connectivity solutions
Knowledge of network security technologies including NAC, micro-segmentation, PKI, SAML, and identity systems
Experience with authentication services such as RADIUS, TACACS+, LDAP, and SSO
Ability to design and enforce security standards, policies, and procedures
Cloud security architecture experience across major platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Familiarity with SD-WAN, encrypted transport technologies, and tunneling solutions
Experience with network automation and DevOps practices
Strong routing and switching expertise including BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, multicast, and traffic engineering
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with network troubleshooting and packet analysis tools
High-availability application delivery and access management platforms
Large-scale identity and access control system deployments
Zero Trust security architecture experience
Experience operating within regulated environments
Familiarity with network management and monitoring platforms
Core Competencies
Growth and continuous improvement mindset
Initiative and adaptability to change
Results-driven execution
Customer-focused approach
Strong communication skills
Cross-team collaboration
Technical and people leadership
