Principal Architect - Perimeter/DMZ

Location

• Plano, TX
• NY, NY
• Pennington, NJ
• Jersey City, NJ

What you will do

We’re seeking a Principal Architect with deep expertise in Perimeter/DMZ architectures, network segmentation, and secure ingress/egress across on‑premises and cloud environments. This leader will drive the target-state design, standards, and roadmap for perimeter security and service exposure while enabling end‑to‑end self‑service capabilities.

Key responsibilities

• Define and evolve target-state perimeter/DMZ architectures.
• Develop segmentation and secure ingress/egress patterns for hybrid/multi‑cloud.
• Lead the architectural roadmap aligning Cloud and Middleware capabilities.
• Establish reference architectures and automation‑first patterns.
• Drive Zero Trust‑aligned designs, security guardrails, and compliance.
• Partner with Cloud, Network, Security, and Middleware teams to deliver self‑service and frictionless developer enablement.
• Guide architectural governance, design reviews, and PoC implementations.

Essential criteria

• 10+ years in network/security architecture.
• Expertise in cloud networking and perimeter technologies (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Strong knowledge of WAF, NGFW, API gateways, service mesh, and identity.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure‑as‑Code and policy‑as‑code.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder leadership.

Desirable criteria

• Certifications such as CCSP, CISSP, cloud architect certs.
• Experience with developer self‑service platforms.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust, API security, and observability.

Pay range

$170,000—$200,000 USD

EOS is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We invite you to consider opportunities at EOS regardless of your gender; gender identity; gender reassignment; age; religious or similar philosophical belief; race; national origin; political opinion; sexual orientation; disability; marital or civil partnership status or other non‑merit factor.

The EOS pay range for this job is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, experience, education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, market data, or other laws.