Network Security Controls Senior Manager

Job Description

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The Boeing Company is currently seeking a Network Security Controls Senior Manager to join the team in Arlington, VA;
Auburn, WA;
Berkeley, MO;
Chicago, IL;
El Segundo, CA;
Everett, WA;
Huntington Beach, CA;
Huntsville, AL;
Long Beach, CA;
Mesa, AZ;
North Charleston, SC;
Oklahoma City, OK;
Plano, TX;
Renton, WA;
Ridley Park, PA;
San Antonio, TX;
Seal Beach, CA;
Seattle, WA or Wichita, KS.

As a Senior Manager in our Cyber Protection and Defense (CPD) organization, you will be instrumental in building and supporting secure and modern Network Security Controls that help to secure The Boeing Company. and its partners.

Bringing deep expertise in network security, Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)/ Security Service Edge (SSE) platforms, and Zero Trust architecture, you will lead cross-functional engineering teams to foster a culture of innovation, operational excellence, and continuous improvement. As a visionary leader reporting directly to the Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), you will drive the design and delivery of network security controls that enhance the resilience, security, and scalability of the enterprise's defense posture.

This role combines hands-on technical leadership and people/operations management: you will define and execute the network security product roadmap, oversee the implementation of next-generation firewalls, Virtual Private Network (VPN)/remote access, and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), lead the networking portions of the enterprise Zscaler implementation, manage strategic supplier and vendor technical relationships, and develop individual contributors and team leaders.

You will integrate engineering, security, and partnership activities across the Cyber Protection & Defense organization - shaping roadmaps, approving technical approaches, partnering with other cyber control areas on Zero Trust delivery, and ensuring network security services meet reliability, compliance, and business objectives.

Position Responsibilities:

* Lead, mentor, and grow a multi-discipline network security engineering team (7-12 direct reports) supporting firewalls, virtual private network/remote access (VPN), zero trust network access (ZTNA), secure access service edge/secure service edge (SASE/SSE), web and domain name system (DNS) filtering, network access control (NAC), micro-segmentation, wireless, Wi-Fi, and network detection capabilities

* Define and execute the network security product roadmap aligned to enterprise zero trust priorities and the broader Cyber Protection & Defense strategy

* Drive the networking portions of the enterprise Zscaler implementation - including Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA: secure web gateway, cloud firewall, uniform resource locator (URL) filtering, secure sockets layer (SSL) inspection, cloud sandbox) and Zscaler Private Access (ZPA: zero trust network access for private applications)

* Build and maintain the network security control plane: design, engineering, and lifecycle management of Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls, Global Protect, Prisma, web and domain name system (DNS) filtering, web application firewall (WAF) and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) solutions, network access control (NAC) and micro-segmentation tooling, and network detection

* Champion modern engineering practices including infrastructure as code for network security policy, automated testing of controls, and continuous improvement of the engineering and delivery experience

* Partner with other cyber control areas - identity and access management (IAM), endpoint controls, data security, application security, and cloud security - to bring zero trust to the Cyber organization through joint policy design, integration patterns, and shared metrics

* Establish and maintain the operational hand-off model with the Infrastructure & Operations organization for day-to-day support, patching, and incident handling of network security infrastructure

* Manage vendor relationships and contracts with Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler, and other network security vendors; conduct quarterly business reviews, evaluate new tools, and drive adoption where appropriate

* Perform as company independent system of record (ISO) control owner for network security controls. Manage integration and closure of security findings of network systems and reconcile with Boeing policies and ISO controls. Act as organizational interface to corporate audit and sustainability of network security processes with corporate audit and Boeing policy compliance

* Support Information Security organizational consultant to Business Units and other information technology (IT) organizations to influence adoption of, and compliance with, security policies, practices, and…