Principal Engineer Infrastructure and Cloud Security Engineer

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What youll be doing...

Technology Strategy Global Infrastructure & App Security (TSGI) is looking for an innovative and driven leader with a passion for Cybersecurity and Technology. This Infrastructure & Cloud Security Engineer will support a new organization dedicated to Infrastructure & Cloud Security Governance specifically for our Global Technology Solutions (GTS) Enterprise Network. This role will partner and work closely with key cross-functional stakeholders like Verizon Cybersecurity (VCS) Global Network & Technology (GNT) Network Security and our GTS Enterprise Network teams in order to protect our network and align on proactive security measures to effectively mitigate risks enable safe digital transformation and defend against emerging threats and vulnerabilities.

What were looking for...

• Operational Leadership: Leading the day-to-day operations; this involves engaging both internal and external stakeholders at times utilizing a dotted-line leadership approach.

• Governance Automation & Reporting: Automating and continuously improving Infrastructure and Cloud Security Governance reporting dashboards scorecards and maturity models used to quantify and reduce cyber risks through actionable frameworks; this includes working with our Verizon India team to execute.

• Infrastructure & Cloud Design Support: Supporting the design of GTS On-Prem Network Data centers and Cloud environments; along with GTS enterprise network and zero trust alignment.

• Process Improvement & Gap Analysis: Collaborating with stakeholders to identify gaps and process improvements in order to enhance security protections and improve cybersecurity maturity; this includes utilizing automation tools to measure program effectiveness.

• Security Awareness & Compliance Training: Providing security awareness training & compliance programs focused on Network Cybersecurity practices; this will require leveraging the Mavens program a team of security professionals who facilitate adoption of Security by Design.

• Defensive Modeling: Partnering with our Verizon Cybersecurity teams; to include participating in Active Defense and Incident Response Penetration Testing Red team and Threat Hunt campaigns as well as Tabletop Exercises when necessary.

• Executive Reporting & Metrics: Producing executive-level operational read-outs metrics and project statuses that accurately capture the effectiveness of our teams mission.

• Strategic Goal Execution: Executing long-term and short-term strategic goals and ensuring proper updates are socialized to appropriate stakeholders; this requires cross-functional collaboration and relationship building to also achieve wider organizational strategic goals.

• Team Mentorship & Skill Development: Motivating mentoring and advising network & infrastructure analysts and engineers on how to build and maintain skills and techniques needed to produce quality work products. This includes hosting focused training sessions to teach new and specialized skill sets.

• Collaborative Culture & Accountability: Promoting an environment of collaboration and individual accountability when it comes to problem-solving decision-making and process improvements.

Youll need to have:

• Bachelors degree or four or more years of work experience.

• Six or more years of relevant experience required demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience or specialized training.

• Experience in Information Security Network Technology or Technical Risk Analysis

• Experience with scripting and programming for automation of data parsing API interactions and custom tool development.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Knowledge and experience in analyzing large datasets (e.g. netflow firewall DNS Proxy VPN logs) to identify anomalies and perform in-depth analytics.

• Experience with data analytical tools such as Splunk Elasticsearch or Hadoop

• Experience in creating modifying and executing Ansible playbooks for automation configuration management and orchestration of security deployments across diverse network devices and servers.

• Understanding on how to develop and configure dashboards and visualizations with tools like Grafana.

• Comprehensive understanding of cybersecurity network defense and investigative frameworks (such as NIST CSF ISO 27000 series MITRE ATT&CK Lockheed Martin Cyber Kill Chain etc.) into network defense processes

• High-level understanding of Cloud Environments (AWS Azure OCI) and Operating Systems (Windows Unix/Linux and OSX)

• Certifications like: CCNA Network Security CISSP

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you we encourage you to apply even if you dont meet every even better qualification listed above.

Where youll be working

In this hybrid role youll have a defined work location that includes working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office which will be set by your manager. Employees are responsible for maintaining compliance with hybrid work policies.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Benefits and Compensation

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical dental vision short and long term disability basic life insurance supplemental life insurance AD&D insurance identity theft protection pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year paid parental leave adoption assistance and tuition assistance plus other incentives weve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime shift differential holiday pay allowances etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year which grows with additional service. For part-timers your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.

The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part-time roles your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.

The annual salary range for the location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $120500.00 - $231000.00.

Required Experience:

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