Sr. Network Security Engineer
Core
Lead engineering for firewall and edge services, owning architecture, perimeter defense strategy, and network security response.
Role type
Senior IC network security engineer (firewall & edge)
Builds
Secure-by-default network and edge platforms, firewall/WAF policy frameworks, and automated security controls.
Domain
Cybersecurity, network security, cloud security, and edge security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Firewall engineering, WAF and bot management, vulnerability management, incident response leadership, infrastructure as code (IaC), policy-as-code, cloud security architecture, encryption and PKI, IDS/IPS and NDR operations, threat intelligence analysis, cross-functional stakeholder management
Preferred skills
SASE/SSE platform experience, cloud-native firewall controls, SRE or platform engineering background, vendor evaluation and business case development
Technologies
Terraform, Python, OPA, Sentinel, Cloudflare, Akamai, AWS WAF, F5, Imperva, Palo Alto, Zscaler, Cato, Netskope, Prisma Access, AWS, Azure
Responsibilities
Architect and govern firewall and WAF policy frameworks; lead design and rollout of scalable network and edge platforms; own vulnerability prioritization and drive remediation; lead network security response to active threats and post-incident hardening; influence the security control roadmap based on threat intelligence and audit findings; define and evolve engineering standards and best practices; mentor mid-level and junior engineers; identify strategic gaps in security tooling and drive investment decisions; partner with GRC and audit teams to evidence controls.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities
