Senior Infrastructure Security Engineer

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The GN&T Network Security team has an opening for Engineer IV in the Network Access organization. This role will center around a newly created function within Network Security specifically Jumphosts. The team will consist of engineers at varying levels that are collectively responsible for the respective function.

Infrastructure Access Engineering - This team will design, build, and manage a newly-created Network Security-owned platform that will serve as centralized access points for the network teams to reach their devices.

This function is provided as a service to other network teams, providing them centralized mechanisms to help implement and adhere to the Network Security Fundamentals (Access Management, Situational Awareness, Configuration Hardening, Vulnerability Mitigation) at scale. A successful candidate will possess both strong inter-personal and technical skills. They will be expected to work within and across team barriers to take these functions from concepts to design and ultimately to production implementation.

• Design & Architecture:
  Collaborate with senior engineers to translate complex business requirements into functional specs and actionable technical designs.
• Platform Implementation:
  Build and maintain a highly available, redundant Jumphost platform to ensure flawless system reliability and business continuity.
• Subject Matter Expertise:
  Serve as a technical SME, facilitating knowledge sharing within Network Security and across broader business units.
• Deployment & Integration:
  Deploy, configure, and validate new hardware and software, ensuring seamless and secure integration into our existing infrastructure.
• Performance Monitoring:
  Track and adhere to appropriate KPIs to manage platform performance and capacity, proactively addressing any scalability and resiliency needs.
  *** This role can be located in any US based Verizon hub location.***

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days in one of the offices listed for this position. In 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.

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Four or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
• Deep knowledge and understanding of networking and network security.
• Technical work experience in Security, IT, or Networking.
• Strong knowledge of Linux environment.
• Experience planning, building, and running network security solutions.
• Proven leadership skills and business acumen within a large organization.
• Experience building relationships across business units.

• Strong networking and cybersecurity knowledge and experience.
• Hands‑on experience…