Global Network Security Platform Lead

Citizens; Woodbridge Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision

Retirement benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Education reimbursement

Wellness programs

Job summary

Citizens Bank is seeking a Network Security Platform Manager to lead strategy, architecture, and operations of the Network Security and Load Balancing product line. You will oversee a global team of security architects and engineers, driving automation and a strong security posture across all network platforms.

You will champion automated network security, manage firewalls, proxies, LB offerings, and cloud-native security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or related field preferred.
• Minimum 5+ years in network security, with at least 5+ years leading engineering or platform teams.
• Professional certifications (CISSP, CCNP Security, CISM, or equivalent) preferred.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and executive-level presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a global team of security architects and network engineers located in the U.S. and India.
• Set strategic direction for the product line aligning with enterprise security standards.
• Oversee architecture, implementation, and lifecycle of firewalls, proxies, load balancers, and cloud-native security solutions.
• Drive automation of policy enforcement and LB configuration orchestration.
• Implement Zero Trust and micro-segmentation across on-prem and cloud environments.
• Act as SME for Palo Alto, F5, AWS/Azure networking constructs, ForcePoint, Netskope, Zscaler, Illumio.
• Manage audits and regulatory reviews including PCI, GDPR, OCC.
• Document risks and drive remediation action plans.

Skills

Firewall expertise

Load balancers

Outbound proxies

Security automation

Zero Trust

Micro-segmentation

Audit & regulatory

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Cybersecurity

Tools

Palo Alto

F5

AWS/Azure networking

ForcePoint

Netskope

Zscaler

Illumio

Job description

Citizens Bank is seeking a Network Security Platform Manager to lead strategy, architecture, and operations of the Network Security and Load Balancing product line. You will oversee a global team of security architects and engineers, driving automation and a strong security posture across all network platforms.

You will champion automated network security, manage firewalls, proxies, LB offerings, and cloud-native security.