Lead Network Security Engineer Firewalls & Policy

When you join VerizonYou want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the #VTeamLife.What you’ll be doing...We are seeking a Transport Security Policy & Audit Principal Engineer to lead network security designs, deployment strategies, and automation efforts across the Verizon network. In this role, you will collaborate with Planning and Design teams to architect security policies for new and existing environments and network segments. The Transport Security Policy & Audit (TSPA) team provides several key Network Security functions related to network access controls:Evaluation and approval for network firewall rules and ACLsAuditing of security controls within the major network environmentsManagement of transport configurations in support of site to site VPN tunnelsDuties that the TSPA Principal Engineer will engage in include (but not limited to):Architectural Design & Strategy: Lead strategic alignment of business objectives with technical solutions by translating complex requirements into scalable architectural designs and implementation roadmaps, and design fault-tolerant platform architectures to support long-term growth and system reliability at scale. Access Control & Policy Engineering: Drive access control design for major projects, collaborating with application owners to optimize policy design, evaluate different policy approaches for efficiency, anticipate design impact, and minimize deployment risks. Engineering Standards & Technical Leadership: Act as a cross-functional technical authority in Network Security to set engineering standards, lead enterprise-wide knowledge-sharing, and evolve organizational workflows to optimize collaboration and accountability. Operations, Support & Reliability: Oversee deployment strategies, hardware/software lifecycle management, and architect a resilient 24x7 support model with automation and observability, while defining and tracking KPIs and SLOs to measure platform performance and scalability. Evaluation, Incident Investigation & Vendor Management: Evaluate new platforms, lead internal investigations and RFOs for access control incidents, extract lessons learned, and manage vendor evaluations. ***This role can be located in any US based Verizon hub location.*** What we’re looking for...You’ll need to have:Bachelor’s 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 Network and Security Operations. Hands-on experience with firewall engineering (F5, Juniper, Palo Alto, Checkpoint, Cisco, Fortinet, etc.), networking and routing protocols (TCP/IP, VPN), and network security fundamentals and best practices.Strong capability in troubleshooting network connections, resolving complex network access and routing issues, participating in technical discussions, and handling on-call duties. Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively with minimal supervision, lead complex tasks and projects, mentor junior engineers, and maintain high standards of accountability and work ethics. Even better if you have one or more of the following:High level understanding of access control design impact on a large and complex production network.Understand the VCP Core, Edge and Far Edge networks, end-to-end.CISSP, CCNP, Palo Alto, Juniper, FortiGate, F5 certifications.Experience in training and mentoring junior engineersWhere you’ll be workingIn this hybrid role, you'll 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 Hours40Equal Employment OpportunityVerizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.Benefits and CompensationOur 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, we’ve 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: $120,500.00 - $231,000.00.SummaryLocation: Ashburn, Virginia; Irving, Texas; Cary, North Carolina; Basking Ridge, New JerseyType: Full time