Sr. Network Security Engineer

Northwestern Mutual is looking for passionate cybersecurity professionals who want to grow their career in network security. You’re the right fit if you love to solve problems and are always striving to learn new things. We need an experienced network security engineer who has a strong background in networking across both on-premise and cloud technologies. We’re looking for independent, self-motivated engineers who are passionate about what they do and love cybersecurity. Your expertise in network security will be instrumental in safeguarding our organization's sensitive information and ensuring compliance with industry standards, best practices, and regulations. In this position, you will work with cross-functional teams across a set of diverse technologies to help design, assess, and implement network security solutions and provide authoritative consultation on enterprise network security projects. You will work in an agile and innovative environment, solving complex problems and collaborating with network and cybersecurity architects and engineers to ensure the safety and security of Northwestern Mutual corporate and client data.

The ideal candidate is:

• Passionate about security
• An expert in networking and network security principles
• Continuous learner with focus on information security risks and mitigations
• Knowledgeable on secure cloud architectures
• Experienced working with network architecture and engineering teams
• Experienced with technologies that enable SASE/SSE/ZTNA architectures
• A team player who enjoys collaborating with cross-functional teams
• A great communicator (written and verbal) with an ability to articulate complex topics in a clear and concise manner
• Employs a flexible and constructive approach when solving problems
• Continuously looking for opportunities to improve our processes and capabilities
• A self-directed individual contributor

What you'll get to do:

• Consult, review, design, and engineer network security solutions by tactically embedding with network security team
• Represent the CISO’s department to ensure network security initiatives align with enterprise information protection strategies and patterns
• Guide and advise network security engineering teams on security best practices
• Consult on large enterprise network security projects to ensure best practices are followed
• Monitor for network redesigns that will impact security capabilities
• Design, implement, and maintain policies, procedures, processes, and methodologies that support network security capabilities
• Actively monitor, assess, and recommend tactical and strategic initiatives based on new and emerging threats posing risk to our company
• Stay apprised of current and proposed security changes impacting regulatory, privacy and security industry best practices
• Drive remediation efforts after security assessment findings outline weaknesses requiring attention
• Mentor other staff members to ensure consistency, quality, and productivity of deliverables

Further impress us with:

• Bachelor's or equivalent experience with an emphasis in computer science, computer engineering, software engineering, MIS related field
• 5+ years' experience in cloud and on-prem technologies (Systems administration of Unix/Linux/Windows, AWS and/or Azure networking, firewalls, etc.)
• 5+ years' experience in development, infrastructure, or cybersecurity
• Understanding of applicable risk management frameworks such as NIST

• Experience with CICD pipelines to automate application and infrastructure code deployments

• Experience with workload orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes
• Understanding of a wide range of cybersecurity capabilities including data security, security engineering, identify & access management, incident response, logging & monitoring, and penetration testing
• Relevant certifications from GIAC, ISC(2) and other recognized cybersecurity industry organizations
• Experience with Infrastructure as code concepts and tooling including Terraform and YAML
• Experience with development and scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, or equivalent

If any of this excites you, we want to hear from you!

Northwestern Mutual pays on a geographic-specific salary structure and placement in the salary range for this position will be determined by a number of factors including the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; the scope, complexity as well as the cost of labor in the market; and other conditions of employment. At Northwestern Mutual, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Please note that the salary range listed in the posting is the standard pay structure. Positions in certain locations (such as California) may provide an increase on the standard pay structure based on the location. Please click here for additional information relating to location-based pay structures.

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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