Network Security Engineer II

About the role

When you join Verizon you want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the #VTeamLife.

Responsibilities

• Advance security posture through real‑time threat monitoring & detection using SIEM tools like Splunk.
• Lead incident response efforts during a breach, including triage, containment, eradication, and recovery.
• Manage the continuous vulnerability‑management lifecycle across networks and applications.
• Define and implement robust security architecture, including firewalls, encryption, centralized Identity and Access Management, and Multi‑Factor Authentication (MFA).
• Perform advanced threat hunting, including advanced networking & protocol analysis, endpoint & memory forensics, data‑science querying, and automation & scripting to enhance cybersecurity tooling.
• Maintain formal guidelines, policies, and procedures to ensure smooth and error‑free operations.
• Support partners across Operations, Engineering, and Planning to embed secure design patterns into new deployments and major changes.
• Collaborate with lead engineers on strategic technical challenges and communicate complex technical concepts to diverse internal and external audiences.
• Support network security incident response activities, including triage, containment, eradication, and recovery for disruptive threats.
• Serve as a support engineer for security‑related investigations, providing analysis and input during active incidents.
• Support root‑cause analysis and produce clear incident reports outlining timeline, impact, evidence, and remediation recommendations.
• Explore proactive threat hunting across identity, endpoint, and network telemetry to uncover adversary behavior and reduce dwell time.
• Conduct threat detections using SIEM to improve alert fidelity and reduce false positives.
• Work on continuous improvement of network visibility and telemetry collection to strengthen detection and response capabilities.
• Perform regular security control assessments, validate configuration effectiveness, and close gaps discovered during incidents or hunts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or one or more years of relevant work experience (including military or specialized training).
• Knowledge of incident‑response lifecycles (NIST or SANS) and experience with automation playbooks using SOAR platforms.
• Experience with risk‑based alerting, managing notable events, asset/identity correlation, and defining/tuning correlation searches.
• Ability to work both independently and in collaboration with cross‑functional teams.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Security certifications such as CompTIA Security+, CISSP, CCIP, CISM, CCSP, OSCP, CEH.
• Proficiency with Splunk SPL (searches, macros, data models, lookups) for efficient threat hunting and investigation.
• Experience with Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions.
• Ability to build consensus and a common understanding of security objectives, goals, and execution steps.
• Networking certifications (PCNSE, CCNP, CCNA) and knowledge of network protocols, 4G/5G wireless functions, or virtualization technologies like OpenStack and Kubernetes.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python and automation tools like Ansible.
• UNIX/Linux systems engineering expertise across multiple variants.
• Experience with encryption for data in transit (e.g., IPsec, TLS) and at rest.
• Effective written, interpersonal, and verbal communication skills.

Schedule

This hybrid role requires a defined work location with a minimum of three days per week in the office and the remainder working from home, subject to compliance with hybrid work policies. The position is full‑time, 40 scheduled weekly hours.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Short‑ and long‑term disability, basic and supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance.
• Identity theft protection, pet insurance, and group home & auto insurance.
• Matched 401(k) savings plan.
• Up to 8 company‑paid holidays and up to 6 personal days per year.
• Paid parental leave, adoption assistance, and tuition assistance.
• Vacation accrual starting at up to 15 days per year for new hires, increasing with service.
• Potential premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, and allowances.

Pay

Annual salary range (full‑time) is $72,000.00 – $129,000.00, varying by location, skills, and experience. This is an incentive‑based position with the potential to earn more. Part‑time compensation is adjusted to reflect hours worked.