Verizon Communications

Senior Infrastructure Security Engineer

Verizon Communications$101K — $194K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or four years of relevant work experience
  • 4+ years of experience in Security, IT, or Networking
  • Deep understanding of networking and network security
  • Strong knowledge of Linux environments
  • Experience in planning and building network security solutions
  • Demonstrated leadership skills and business acumen
  • Ability to build relationships across business units

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with senior engineers on functional specs and technical designs
  • Build and maintain a highly available Jumphost platform
  • Serve as a technical SME for knowledge sharing
  • Deploy and validate integration of new hardware and software
  • Track KPIs to manage platform performance and address scalability

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Short and long-term disability insurance
  • 401(k) savings plan with company matching
  • Paid parental leave and adoption assistance
  • Tuition assistance and personal days
  • Up to 15 vacation days per year
  • Employee wellness and identity theft protection programs
Full Job Description

What you’ll be doing…

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.

Key Responsibilities:

  • 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.***

Where you'll be working…

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 order to be eligible to apply for this position, you must be within commuting distance of one of those locations.

What we’re looking for...

You’ll need to have:

  • 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.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

  • Strong networking and cybersecurity knowledge and experience.

  • Hands-on experience with virtualization technologies and cloud infrastructure, specifically VMware and OpenStack.

  • Experience designing or operating within containerized environments using Kubernetes.

  • Proficiency with Splunk and modern SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) tools to drive threat detection and situational awareness.

  • Established track record in managing complex processes, driving results, and adapting to change.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

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Where you’ll be working
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.

Scheduled Weekly Hours
40

Benefits and Compensation

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, paid parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.

The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part-time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.

The annual salary range for the location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $101,000.00 - $194,000.00.

About Verizon Communications

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118,400 employees
Market Cap
$164.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$17.8 billion
Founded
1983
5 Year Trend
+1.2%
Revenue
$128.2 billion
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