Cybersecurity Engineering - Network Security Architect - Senior Manager - Consulting - Location Open
About the role
The Senior Network Security Architect is a strategic and hands-on technical leader responsible for designing, implementing, and governing secure network architectures across the enterprise. This role ensures that network security controls align with business objectives, risk tolerance, and regulatory requirements while enabling scalability, performance, and resilience.
Responsibilities
- Design and manage security infrastructure systems
- Maintain and monitor for intrusions and data breaches
- Collaborate interdepartmentally to align security with business objectives
- Lead complex project delivery with a focus on quality and risk management
- Control budgets, establish client relations, identify sales opportunities, and manage resources for project success
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree, with a master's degree preferred
- A minimum of 5-7 years of relevant experience in the cybersecurity field
- Change Management skills
- Expertise in Cybersecurity and Privacy Concepts, Principles, and Solutions
- Experience with Digital Transformation
- Script Writing/Coding abilities
- Proficiency in Security Solution Deployment, Integration, Configuration, and Debugging
- Experience with Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler, Cloudflare, Netskope
Qualifications
- Deep technical experience in Zero Trust and Network security
- Develop and maintain enterprise network security architecture encompassing LAN, WAN, cloud, data center, edge, and remote access environments
- Design secure solutions using zero trust principles, defense-in-depth, and least privilege access
- Define standards for firewalls, segmentation, VPNs, secure routing, IDS/IPS, DDoS protection, NAC, and secure network services
- Review and approve network and security designs for new initiatives and changes
- Expertise in broad cybersecurity concepts
- Strong business competencies including relationship-building, critical thinking, negotiation, and communication skills
Skills and Attributes for Success
- Change Management skills
- Expertise in Cybersecurity and Privacy Concepts, Principles, and Solutions
- Experience with Digital Transformation
- Script Writing/Coding abilities
- Proficiency in Security Solution Deployment, Integration, Configuration, and Debugging
- Experience with Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler, Cloudflare, Netskope
- Knowledge of the complexity of deploying technology to branch-connected networks
- Cloud network security expertise (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Experience with SASE / SSE platforms
- Automation and Infrastructure-as-a-Code exposure (e.g., Terraform, ARM, CloudFormation)
- Security architecture certifications such as: CISSP, CCSP, CCIE Security, GIAC certifications
- Experience in regulated industries or large global enterprises
- Strong Business Skills including Building and Managing Relationships, Communicating with Impact, Complex Problem-Solving, Critical Thinking, and Negotiation and Influencing
Pay
Base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $170,600 to $390,000. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $204,800 to $443,200. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography.
Schedule
Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.