AVP Network Security Engineer – Cloud & Firewall Specialist

LPL Financial; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 104,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K matching

Health benefits

Employee stock options

Paid time off

Volunteer time off

Job summary

LPL Financial is seeking an AVP Tech Network Engineer, Security in Austin to design, build, and operate scalable, secure networking solutions for advisors and clients. You’ll work hands-on with firewall technology and cloud deployments, driving hardening, automation, and proactive improvements.

The role requires 5+ years in network and security engineering, familiarity with Radware, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco, and ISE/NAC. Travel up to 10% and US work authorization are required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Network and Security Engineering experience with emphasis on Radware, Fortinet, Cisco and Palo Alto.
• 2+ years of security technologies/products (DDoS, proxy, VPN, firewall orchestration, NAC).
• 2+ years of network security hardening and logging (SolarWinds, LiveNX, ELK).
• Hands-on experience with Radware, Palo Alto, Fortinet and Cisco security products.

Responsibilities

• Design and engineer security solutions focusing on Palo Alto, Cisco, Fortinet firewalls.
• Automate using scripting languages (Python, PERL) and APIs for data exchange.
• Engineer and operate VPN and Cisco ISE/NAC remote access.
• Implement firewall solutions in AWS with auto-scaling.
• Troubleshoot complex security issues and drive platform improvements.
• Security hardening and maintaining baseline standards.
• Manage firewall service requests and logging.

Skills

Network engineering

Security engineering

Radware

Cisco

Palo Alto

Fortinet

DDoS

VPN

ISE

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Radware Defense Pro

SolarWinds

LiveNX

ELK

Cisco ISE

Job description

LPL Financial is seeking an AVP Tech Network Engineer, Security in Austin to design, build, and operate scalable, secure networking solutions for advisors and clients. You’ll work hands-on with firewall technology and cloud deployments, driving hardening, automation, and proactive improvements.

The role requires 5+ years in network and security engineering, familiarity with Radware, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco, and ISE/NAC. Travel up to 10% and US work authorization are required.