Lead Architect Network Security

Job Description

Job Description

Aquinas Consulting is currently looking to fill a Lead Architect Network Security job in Orange, CT. This DIRECT hire job is available with one of our key customers in the energy and utilities industry. In this role, you will be responsible for defining the long-term enterprise Network Security architecture, standards, and roadmap as the senior-most technical resource. In order to be successful in this position, you must have eight plus years of progressively responsible enterprise Network Security experience leading the architecture and support of complex environments. Preference will be given to someone with experience with Fortinet, Palo Alto, or Check Point firewalls, Zscaler, and Akamai, along with related vendor certifications.

Lead Architect Network Security Job responsibilities:

• Own enterprise Network Security reference architectures, engineering standards, design patterns, and technology roadmaps.
• Lead design for firewalls, secure web gateways, WAFs, SD-WAN security, and network segmentation.
• Serve as the highest escalation point for complex troubleshooting, root cause analysis, major incidents, and high-risk changes.
• Lead Network Security modernization, automation, lifecycle management, and technical debt reduction.
• Provide architecture governance and partner with Cybersecurity, Audit, and Compliance on risk and regulatory requirements.
• Mentor engineers, vendors, and contracted resources, and maintain architecture diagrams, runbooks, and recovery documentation.

Qualifications:

• Eight plus years of enterprise Network Security experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, cybersecurity, or a related field
• Advanced hands-on troubleshooting and incident resolution experience
• Experience creating technology roadmaps, architecture standards, and modernization plans
• Experience with SD-WAN security, high-availability design, SIEM integration, and network automation preferred
• Fortinet NSE, Palo Alto PCNSE, Check Point CCSA/CCSE, or Zscaler certifications preferred

This direct hire Lead Architect Network Security job is based onsite in Orange, CT. The annual salary for this role ranges from $140,000 - $160,000. This role offers medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off and company holidays, a 401(k) with company match, short and long-term disability, life insurance, tuition assistance, and student loan repayment assistance. Additional benefits include health savings, flexible spending, and commuter accounts, an employee assistance program, fertility and family-forming support, back-up care, and incentive pay opportunities.

If you are interested in this Orange, CT based Lead Architect Network Security job, please apply now to be connected with a member of our team.

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Aquinas Consulting is a woman and minority owned company headquartered in Milford, CT that provides Engineering, Information Technology (IT), and Manufacturing staffing solutions throughout the US. We take pride in 26 years of service to our clients, our hiring managers, our consultants, and our local community. Aquinas is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and committed to considering all qualified applications without regard to race, genetic information, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.