Network Security Architect - Advisory oversight role - REMOTE

Network Security Architect, Advisory Oversight position - REMOTE - East Coast hours

Position Overview
The Network Security Architect will report into corporate and focus on oversight and driving the direction of the Network Security program, it's more of a program manager, advisory to our business units, position. With your strong understanding of Network Security architecture and design, you will help guide others (who are the onsite architect/engineers) sitting in our business units to implement the Network Security solutions. This role will be responsible for overseeing the organization's Network Security strategy. This role will involve oversight of policies and regulations and developing strategies and roadmaps to continually shape our Network Security future.

This is an individual contributor role, working across our global organization with the divisional team members that support network security.  This role is heavy emphasis on strategy and roadmap with potentially some hands-on support and administration of technologies that operate inside our firewalls but outside of the business units.

Please note, this role is not performing engineering or hand-on architect duties on a daily basis, it's more oversight across the organization to ensure the network security architecture in our divisions is aligned with some hands-on.  This is a senior role for someone who has a networking security engineering/architecture background who is more in a program management/oversight/architect role now.

This role will also shape the future of Network Security across the organization.

Previous experience mentoring others is a huge plus.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide architecture oversight working with our business units focused on Network Security implementation.
• Conduct security reviews of network security architecture, including firewalls, SD-WAN, and SASE solutions across the organization.
• Ensure proper configurations, change management and risk identification across the network security solutions.
• Oversee network segmentation and Zero Trust strategies to minimize risk exposure.
• Coordinate with vendors to evaluate and integrate security solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Provide leadership and guidance to security teams, fostering a culture of security awareness and best practices.
• Conduct risk assessments and vulnerability assessments to identify and mitigate security risks.
• Collaborate with IT teams to ensure cloud networking solutions are secure and compliant with organizational policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field or 5+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in network security with a focus on leading security initiatives.
• Experience as a Network Security Architect across an organization.
• Palo Alto/Strata Cloud Manager is a huge plus.
• Strong knowledge of security technologies including firewalls, ZTNA, NAC, SD-WAN, and SASE.
• Proven experience in development and oversight of network security policies and strategic security architecture.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks and compliance requirements related to network security.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in vendor management and evaluating security solutions.
• Pluses: GCFW/GPPA, CCNP or other security certifications.

This is a remote position working East Coast hours. Some travel is required.

We offer a base salary up to $150K, DOE, depending on experience, plus a 15% bonus.

Benefits

Bonus - 15%

Medical, Dental, Vision

401K

PTO and holidays

For this position you must be currently authorized to work in the United States. We do not sponsor for this position.