Lead, Network Security Analyst

Prudential Annuities Distributors (PAD); Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 115,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, life

401(k) with company match

Company-funded pension

Wellness programs

Education benefit

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Prudential Annuities Distributors (PAD) seeks a Lead Network Security Analyst to assess enterprise network security, identify risk and debt, and road-map Zero Trust, NAC, and segmentation across campus, data center, cloud, and remote-access environments.

You will partner with multiple security and engineering teams, translate findings into actionable plans, and communicate complex risks to executives. This role emphasizes strategic thinking and influence rather than daily operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree or equivalent security experience.
• Advanced network security engineering, architecture, or advisory experience in a large enterprise.
• Ability to lead complex work with minimal guidance and influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead current-state analyses of network security architecture, controls and debt.
• Develop roadmaps and risk-reduction plans for Zero Trust and segmentation.
• Mentor teammates and communicate risk to executives with evidence-based findings.

Skills

Zero Trust

Network segmentation

NAC design

ZTNA

Threat modeling

Security analytics

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IT/Cybersecurity

Tools

Check Point

Cisco

Zscaler

Job description

Job Classification: Technology - Information Security

Are you interested in building capabilities that enable the organization with innovation, speed, agility, scalability and efficiency? The Global Technology team takes great pride in our culture where digital transformation is built into our DNA. When you join our organization, you will unlock an exciting and impactful career while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world's leading financial services institutions.

Your Team & Role

As a Lead, Network Security Analyst within the Network Security Strategy & Analysis team, within the ISO Infrastructure Security team, you will serve as a senior individual contributor focused on assessing enterprise network security capabilities, identifying risk and technical debt, and developing actionable strategies for Zero Trust, network segmentation, network access control, and network security modernization. You will partner with Network Engineering, Network Security Operations, Infrastructure, Cloud, Identity, Architecture, and other security teams to translate analysis into prioritized roadmaps and measurable risk reduction. You will explain difficult concepts, influence stakeholders, and work on extremely complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires evaluation of risk, controls, architecture, and business impact. This role does not own day-to-day administration or operations of network security platforms; instead, this team will use analysis to drive environmental hardening and risk reduction. Success requires technical depth, strategic thinking, strong analytical judgment, and the ability to lead work through influence across multiple teams.

Here Is What You Can Expect on a Typical Day

Lead complex current-state analysis/assessments of network security architecture, controls, processes, and technical debt across campus, data center, cloud, and remote-access environments. Develop strategic recommendations, target-state architectures, transition roadmaps, and prioritized risk-reduction plans for Zero Trust networking, segmentation, NAC, ZTNA, firewall, proxy, and related capabilities. Analyze architecture, configuration, telemetry, asset, vulnerability, and control data to identify material risks, systemic gaps, and opportunities to harden the environment. Functionally lead workstreams and provide technical guidance to less-experienced team members without direct people-management responsibility. Partner with operational and engineering teams that own the technologies to validate findings, define remediation approaches, establish milestones, and drive agreed actions to completion. Participate in security architecture and design reviews, documenting requirements, assumptions, risks, compensating controls, and recommended decisions. Contribute to reusable reference architectures, security patterns, engineering requirements, decision frameworks, and assessment methods aligned to enterprise standards. Communicate complex network security risks and tradeoffs to technical teams, business stakeholders, and senior leaders using concise, evidence-based recommendations. Define outcome-oriented metrics and contribute to executive reporting that demonstrates risk reduction, control maturity, roadmap progress, and technical-debt retirement. Evaluate emerging technologies and industry practices and recommend where they should influence the network security strategy. Be the network security subject matter expert within the ISO Infrastructure Security Team.

The Skills & Expertise You Bring

Bachelor of Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or equivalent experience in related fields. Advanced network security engineering, architecture, advisory, or strategy experience in a large and complex enterprise environment. Ability to independently structure ambiguous problems, develop analysis plans, evaluate alternatives, and deliver clear recommendations with minimal guidance. Ability to functionally lead complex work, mentor others, and effectively leverage diverse ideas, experiences, and perspectives. Strong business insight and the ability to balance security risk, operational feasibility, customer impact, cost, and delivery constraints. Experience with agile delivery or program-management methods and cross-functional execution. Excellent problem solving, written communication, executive presentation, facilitation, and collaboration skills.

Advanced Experience and/or Expertise with Several of the Following Enterprise network architecture and security controls across campus, branch, data center, cloud, internet edge, and remote-access environments. Firewalls, secure web gateways, proxies, ZTNA, VPN, DNS security, WAF, load balancers, and network detection capabilities, including platforms such as Check Point, Cisco, and Zscaler. Zero Trust principles, NIST SP 800-207, identity-aware access, least privilege, continuous verification, and policy-based access models. Network segmentation and microsegmentation strategies, trust-zone design, application dependency analysis, and east-west traffic controls. NAC strategy and design, including device discovery, profiling, authentication, authorization, 802.1X, exception handling, and phased enterprise adoption. Security architecture reviews, threat modeling, risk assessments, control design, compensating controls, and remediation planning. Information Security policies, standards, procedures, engineering specifications, NIST frameworks, ISO 27000 standards, NIST 800-53, and CIS Controls. Security analytics using SIEM, network telemetry, configuration data, asset inventories, vulnerability data, and CMDB/IPAM sources to identify and quantify risk. Metrics, KRIs, KPIs, maturity assessments, business cases, and multi-year security roadmaps.

Preferred Qualifications

CISSP, CCSP, CISM, SANS GIAC, or comparable security certification. Advanced network or security certifications from Cisco, Check Point, Zscaler, GIAC, or equivalent providers. Experience driving large-scale Zero Trust, segmentation, NAC, firewall modernization, or ZTNA transformation programs.

You’ll Love Working Here Because You Can Join a team and culture where your voice matters and where your work improves security outcomes. As you put your skills to use, we will help you expand both your technical and leadership capabilities through meaningful work and continuous learning.

What we offer you:

Prudential is required by state specific laws to include the salary range for this role when hiring a resident in applicable locations.

The salary range for this role is from $114,500.00 to $188,900.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills. Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level.

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences, such as parental and military leave.
• 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%).
• Company-funded pension plan.
• Wellness Programs including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs.
• Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.
• Education Benefit to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period).
• Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, domestic partner status, medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law.

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If you are experiencing a technical issue with your application or an assessment, please email [e-mail] to request assistance.

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