Information Security Engineer - Network

Glidewell Dental; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Glidewell Dental in Irvine, CA is seeking a seasoned Network and Web Security Specialist to own and optimize our security platforms, enforce access controls, and improve threat visibility across hybrid environments.

You will analyze alerts, refine policies, support incident response, and collaborate with IT and engineering teams to resolve issues while balancing security with business operations.

Qualifications

• Configure, maintain, and optimize network and web security platforms
• Refine policies, inspection rules, and detection logic to reduce false positives
• Analyze and triage alerts with contextual risk assessment
• Troubleshoot operational issues relating to security controls
• Collaborate with IT and engineering teams to resolve issues efficiently
• Participate in on‑call rotation for security incidents

Responsibilities

• Configure, maintain, and optimize network and web security platforms serving as primary owner in enforcing, access control, improve traffic inspection and threat detection.
• Continuously refine network and web security policies, inspection rules, detection logic, and system configurations to improve fidelity, reduce false positives, and enhance threat visibility
• Evaluate and operationalize new platform features, integrations, and telemetry source enhancements to strengthen security posture
• Ensure health, resilience, telemetry integrity, and consistent enforcement across corporate, hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Skills

Network security

Web security

Incident response

Threat analysis

Policy enforcement

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or related field

Job description

• Configure, maintain, and optimize assigned network and web security platforms serving as primary owner in enforcing ,access control, improve traffic inspection and threat detection.
• Continuously refine network and web security policies, inspection rules, detection logic, and system configurations to improve fidelity, reduce false positives, and enhance threat visibility
• Evaluate and operationalized new platform features, integrations, and telemetry source enhancements to strengthen security posture and operational effectiveness
• Ensure health, resilience, telemetry integrity, and consistent enforcement across corporate, hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Alert Analysis & Investigation Support

• Analyze and triage alerts generated by network and web security platforms and apply contextual risk assessment to determine appropriate action based on risk and context.
• Differentiate benign from suspicious or malicious network or web activity using traffic analysis, identity signals, and behavioral indicators.
• Perform initial investigation, document findings, and elevate incidents when broader coordination or response is required
• Provide network and policy-layer expertise during incident response, including traffic tracing, containment recommendations, and control adjustments.

Operational Support & Issue Resolution

• Troubleshoot and resolve operational issues related to network and web security controls, including access disruptions, misconfigurations, inspection failures, false positives, and policy conflicts
• Apply practical, risk-based decisions when adjusting network and web security controls to balance security requirements with business operations and user experience.
• Collaborate with relevant IT and engineering teams (and the business where necessary) to diagnose and resolve issues efficiently

Cross-Platform Contribution

• Develop working knowledge across additional security domains (endpoint, email, vulnerability, cloud) while maintaining primary ownership of network and web security platforms
• Act as a secondary resource for other platforms as needed while remaining aligned to network and web security responsibilities.
• Collaborate with peers to ensure continuity of coverage across the security toolset.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve detection accuracy, operational workflows, and control effectiveness
• Contribute to development of processes, playbooks, and best practices
• Drive incremental improvements that support efforts to strengthen overall security maturity through practical enhancements rather than reliance on tools.
• Work effectively with IT and Engineering teams to design, implement and maintain network and web facing security controls
• Communicate technical findings, risks, and impacts in a clear and structured manner
• Translate technical issues into business-relevant context when necessary
• Promote a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach in cross‑functional engagements.

On-Call & Operational Support

• Participate in on‑call rotation for after‑hours response to high‑priority security events and critical operational issues
• Respond to incidents in a structured, timely manner, ensuring proper triage, escalation, and resolution.
• Support post‑incident analysis and improvements to controls, detection, and response processes.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or related field.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in information security, network security or infrastructure security.