Lead Engineer, Network Security Platform

Responsibilities

Aid in the development of technology architecture product roadmaps and maintain existing roadmaps.

Evaluate the current network security architecture and develop action plans to improve it according to industry best practices and standards.

Contribute to the overall technology plan for the organization, ensuring that technologies like Zscaler, GCP, and Palo Alto integrate seamlessly with other parts of the technical infrastructure and ecosystem.

Maintain a deep understanding of current industry trends and directions, and deliver technology and products on time and of high quality.

Offer advice, guidance, and direction to ensure plans and procedures are carried out; ensure adherence to product development processes, meet performance and budget targets; provide last-tier support for operations and support teams, including root cause analysis and preventative analysis; establish network environments by designing system configurations and directing system installations.

Directly support operations and support teams, including root cause analysis and preventative analysis; provide training and guidance to other members of the Network team.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of recent experience with Web proxy products like ZScaler, Palo Alto Prisma and other competitive vendor products, cloud Environments like Azure, GCP; deep level of expertise with Palo Alto firewalls including physical (Strata) and virtual (VM-Series) form factors, Panorama management, and Prisma Access/SaaS security.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is preferred; minimum of a high school diploma or GED is required.
• Hands-on experience in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) engineering, specifically focused on VPC design, Cloud Armor, and integrating security appliances within a cloud-native environment.
• Proven experience in Zscaler platform engineering, including the design, implementation, and management of Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) and Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) solutions.
• Strong background in network automation and "Infrastructure as Code" (such as Terraform, Ansible) to streamline firewall and proxy deployments.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills, with the ability to interact with individuals at all levels of responsibility and authority; ability to prioritize, delegate, and foster the development of high-performance teams; strong trouble-shooting and organizational skills; ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously; ability to participate in resource planning processes based on defined organizational plans.