Senior Security Engineer - Proxy & Cloud Security Platform

The position is described below. If you want to apply, click the Apply Now button at the top or bottom of this page. After you click Apply Now and complete your application, you'll be invited to create a profile, which will let you see your application status and any communications. If you already have a profile with us, you can log in to check status. Need Help? If you have a disability and need assistance with the application, you can request a reasonable accommodation. Send an email to Accessibility (accommodation requests only; other inquiries won't receive a response). Regular or Temporary: Regular Language Fluency: English (Required) Work Shift: 1st shift (United States of America) Please review the following job description: The Senior Security Engineer on the Proxy Team is responsible for evolving and sustaining the enterprise secure access platform to meet a rapidly changing security landscape driven by AI, cloud-native architectures, and advanced threat techniques. This role focuses on modernizing internet access and traffic control capabilities, integrating next-generation security features, and leveraging automation to improve visibility, security posture, scalability, and operational efficiency across the enterprise. The role also ensures consistent policy enforcement across encrypted, non- and real-time traffic patterns. This position is onsite, office-centric (5 days a week), based in a Truist core location: North Carolina: Charlotte/Raleigh Georgia: Atlanta ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time. Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the enterprise secure access platform, ensuring alignment with emerging threats, AI-driven workloads, and evolving business requirements. Design and govern traffic steering strategies, including proxy, bypass, and direct-to-cloud patterns, ensuring optimal handling of Microsoft 365, real-time, and non- traffic flows. Drive adoption of advanced and emerging security capabilities that modernize the platform and enable rapid response to evolving business and threat landscape demands. Evaluate, test, and integrate new security features and technologies through proof-of-concept (POC) and proof-of-value (POV) initiatives. Architect and implement automation to eliminate manual tasks, improve operational consistency, and increase team efficiency using scripting, APIs, and orchestration tools. Develop automation and policy-as-code approaches for the enterprise secure access platform configuration management, enabling consistent deployment, validation, and compliance enforcement across environments. Perform threat modeling and security design reviews across application and network architectures, with emphasis on cloud, SaaS, AI-enabled environments, and emerging protocols such as and QUIC. Evaluate the impact of encrypted traffic, TLS inspection, and modern protocols on security controls and user experience. Provide expert-level operational support and troubleshooting for secure web gateway and cloud-delivered security platforms, including analysis of encrypted, proxied, and non-proxied traffic flows. Lead medium-complexity initiatives and projects while coordinating with cross-functional partners to deliver scalable security solutions. Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance to promote platform maturity and operational excellence. Serve as a technical leader and delegated team lead as required, supporting system documentation, approvals, attestations, and audits. Provide leadership in complex, multi-disciplinary and cross-functional troubleshooting meetings, including ownership and the ability to drive resolution. Qualifications Required Qualifications The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education, training, and work-related experience. Minimum of 7 years of experience in security engineering or related cybersecurity roles. Deep specialized knowledge in cybersecurity principles, theories, and concepts. Proven experience in software development lifecycle security practices. Deep knowledge of threat modeling, security testing, and penetration testing. Experience implementing and managing complex information security technologies. Preferred Qualifications Strong cybersecurity engineering background with expertise in proxy, firewall, and network security, including advanced traffic routing, tunneling, and secure forwarding architectures (DLP, GRE, IPSec, PAC). Hands-on experience engineering and operating cloud-delivered security platforms, including Zscaler, with a deep understanding of Zero Trust (SSE/ZTNA) architectures. Expert-level troubleshooting in complex enterprise environments with experience in log analysis and monitoring tools (e.g., Splunk). Experience with modern identity and access integrations, including Entra ID (Azure AD), SAML, SSO, and SCIM. Proficiency in automation and platform engineering using Python, PowerShell, APIs, orchestration frameworks, GitLab SaaS, and CI/CD or Infrastructure-as-Code practices. Experience integrating security platforms (e.g., CrowdStrike) and enterprise systems such as ServiceNow. Knowledge of Microsoft 365 network optimization and traffic handling (proxy vs bypass), including TLS inspection strategies, certificate management, and encrypted traffic visibility challenges. Familiarity with modern internet protocols ( QUIC, WebSockets) and their impact on security controls and user experience. Experience with security policy governance, compliance, or Network Security Policy Management (NSPM) tools. Exposure to AI/ML security or data inspection use cases. CISSP or equivalent certification and experience working in Agile delivery models. Additional Job Criteria / Working Conditions Standard five days in office environment with minimal travel (up to 10%). After-hours support may be required based on business needs. For this opportunity, Truist will not sponsor an applicant for work visa status or employment authorization, nor will we offer any immigration-related support for this position (including, but not limited to H-1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN-1 or TN-2, E-3, O-1, or future sponsorship for U.S. lawful permanent residence status.) The annual base salary for this position is $120,000-$150,000. Additional incentive pay is available for this position. General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work. Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law. 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