Job Title
Senior Secure Edge Engineer

Location
Atlanta

Regular/Temporary
Regular

Job Description Summary
We have an opening for a Senior Secure Edge Engineer in our Information Security Department.

The Senior Secure Edge Engineer is a critical individual contributor role within the Cybersecurity Secure Edge team. This role is structurally decoupled from legacy on-premise hardware maintenance or standard network administration. The position requires specialized, high-demand expertise in modern Security Service Edge (SSE) and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) cloud-delivered frameworks, zero-trust perimeter logic, and identity-centric edge firewall ecosystems.

Job Description

In this capacity, the Senior Secure Edge Engineer will:

• Provide expertise in Secure Edge Zero Trust architecture and design, both on-prem and cloud;
• Create Personas and associated policies to support a 3,200 user hybrid workforce who could be in an office, working from home, at a client site or courtroom, or travelling internationally;
• Be the subject matter expert for identity based remote access and firewalls;
• Co-Manage some or all of these technologies with trusted Managed Services Providers;
• Establish and document operational procedures and runbooks for the frontline helpdesk as well as the SOC and the NOC;
• Provide Tier 2 and Tier 3 support for access related incidents, including both fixing technical issues as well supporting Incident Response efforts related to remote compromise; and
• Collaborate with various Information Security and Information Technology teams to ensure the overall security of the firm's technology footprint both on-prem and in the public cloud.

In addition, the Senior Secure Edge Engineer will be expected to have experience with the following areas of responsibility:

• Partner with engineering on development, implementation, and monitoring of remote access controls for the protection of applications, services and highly sensitive data, including assisting with DLP initiatives;
• Develop technical solutions and new security tools to help mitigate security vulnerabilities and automate repeatable tasks;
• Assess gaps in existing policy and propose amendments to existing policy or new policy to address these gaps;
• Building threat models for enterprise applications to identify attack vectors and threats;
• Collaborate with engineers, consultants and leadership to address security risks and provide mitigation recommendations for Cloud applications; and
• Provides guidance and support to self-testing, security control assessment, preparation of remediation plans, and development of continuous monitoring plans.

Proficiencies:

• Strong communication skills with ability to articulate and translate security and risk management terminology in business terms;
• Excellent Judgement including understanding when it is safe to allow access, when it's not safe, and when business requirements overrule traditional practices;
• Detailed technical knowledge of Firewalls and two or more of the following: SASE, SSE, Zero Trust concepts, IAM, IaC, public cloud IaaS;
• Hands on experience with Palo Alto NGFW, including GlobalProtect and Zscaler ZIA; and
• Strong proven experience providing secure design guidance for complex environments.

Qualifications:

• Have minimum of 12 years' Information Security experience (preferred); and
• At least 5 years SSE / SASE / NGFW experience (required).

Employees will be provided with an excellent career opportunity in a collaborative environment, in addition to a generous total compensation package with the opportunity to earn bonuses based on individual contribution and firm profitability.

The actual salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. This role is exempt meaning it is not overtime pay eligible.

Eligible employees can participate in the Firm's comprehensive benefits program, which include the following:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D, Long Term Care, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Account
• Healthcare Concierge and Advocacy
• Lifestyle Spending Account
• Voluntary 401(k) Plan and Profit Sharing
• 10 Paid Holidays per year and a generous PTO Program
• Family Support including Paid Parental Leave, Fertility Benefits, Breast Milk Shipping, Back-up Child Care, Elder Care, and Tutoring
• Wellbeing programs (Employee Assistance Program, Relationship Support, Mental Health, Menopause and Midlife Health and Well-Being Events)
• Retirement Plan Consulting
• Anniversary Bonus Program
• Professional Development Programs
• Transportation and Commuter Benefits
• International Travel Insurance
• Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity and Accident Insurance
• Auto/Home/Pet Insurance
• Prepaid Legal Insurance
• Employee Discounts
• And More!