Network Security Engineer

Network Security Engineer

Required Skills & Experience

5+ years of experience in Network Security, Cloud Security, or Infrastructure Security engineering. Experience designing and securing networking in AWS, Azure, Google, or Oracle Cloud Platform. Strong understanding of core cloud-native networking and security concepts, including VPCs and VNets, routing, segmentation, load balancing, private connectivity, identity-aware access, encryption, and network policy enforcement. Experience leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity, automate engineering tasks, and accelerate the delivery of secure cloud networking solutions. Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation. Familiarity with security monitoring, SIEM integration, logging, and network telemetry. Familiarity with enterprise network security technologies such as next-generation firewalls, web application firewalls, secure web gateways, DNS security, IDS/IPS, network segmentation, and zero trust network access. Experience designing, securing, and supporting Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) environments and integrations, including secure connectivity, identity-aware access, API security, and SaaS security best practices. Familiarity with SaaS security solutions such as CASB, Secure Service Edge (SSE), Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) to protect enterprise users and cloud-based applications. Experience integrating SaaS platforms with enterprise identity providers (Azure AD/Entra ID, Okta, Ping Identity, or similar) using SAML, OAuth, and OpenID Connect (OIDC). Experience securing access to enterprise SaaS applications through conditional access policies, network segmentation, and cloud-native security controls. Experience supporting large-scale enterprise cloud migrations.

Education & Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience. Preferred certifications include: AWS Certified Security – Specialty, AWS Advanced Networking – Specialty, Azure Network Engineer Associate, Azure Security Engineer Associate, Google Professional Cloud Network Engineer, Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer, CCNP Security or equivalent.