Director of Zero Trust Security & SASE (Remote)

Merck; Lansing (MI); Remote; USD 157,000 - 247,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Long-term incentive

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. seeks a Director of Zero Trust Infrastructure Security to lead a US-based team of engineers.

You will own strategy, architecture, and operation of the enterprise Zero Trust program, focusing on Zscaler-based SASE and secure access for users, apps, and workloads. You will collaborate across IT, cloud, network, and security teams, set engineering standards, mentor staff, and explore AI-driven threat detection, automation, and analytics to strengthen the security posture of the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher in CS/IT/Cybersecurity or related field.
• 10+ years IT, 5+ years Zero Trust/Zscaler leadership.
• Strong grasp of Zero Trust, AI security, cloud/network security architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, deployment, and operation of enterprise Zero Trust program.
• Oversee Zscaler-based SASE platform for secure access across users, apps, workloads.
• Mentor engineers and set engineering standards; drive AI-driven threat detection and automation.
• Collaborate with IT, security, and business teams to maintain security posture.

Skills

Zero Trust principles

Zscaler

SASE

AI security

Security architecture

Leadership

Threat detection

Automation

Cloud security

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Cybersecurity

Relevant industry certifications (Zscaler, CISSP, CIAM)

Tools

Zscaler

Firewalls

IDPS

ZTNA

Job description

Merck & Co., Inc. seeks a Director of Zero Trust Infrastructure Security to lead a US-based team of engineers.

You will own strategy, architecture, and operation of the enterprise Zero Trust program, focusing on Zscaler-based SASE and secure access for users, apps, and workloads. You will collaborate across IT, cloud, network, and security teams, set engineering standards, mentor staff, and explore AI-driven threat detection, automation, and analytics to strengthen the security posture of the