Senior Cybersecurity Engineer: SSE & Zero Trust Lead

Sentara Health; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

401(k)/403(b) with employer match

Paid time off

Job summary

Sentara Health is seeking an experienced Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to join our Cybersecurity Engineering team and drive secure design, implementation, and operation of enterprise security technologies. The role emphasizes SSE, Zero Trust, and Zscaler, while intersecting network, cloud, identity, and endpoint security initiatives.

The ideal candidate combines hands-on troubleshooting, deep security expertise, and technical leadership, delivering architecture-to-operations impact across teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on cybersecurity engineering experience with SSE/SASE, Zero Trust, and related technologies.
• Industry-standard certifications and practical Zscaler expertise preferred.
• Strong networking and troubleshooting across TCP/IP, DNS, VPN, proxies, and logs.
• Experience leading security implementations from design through production handoff.

Responsibilities

• Own complex security issues with evidence-based root-cause analysis.
• Translate architecture into scalable solutions, managing risks and dependencies.
• Lead cross-functional discussions across cybersecurity, network, cloud, and identity teams.
• Communicate findings clearly to stakeholders and vendors, mentoring peers.

Skills

SSE security

Zero Trust

Network security

Cloud security

Troubleshooting

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Cybersecurity/IT

Tools

Zscaler (ZIA/ZPA/ZCC)

Microsoft Entra ID/Active Directory

SAML/OIDC

Azure

TLS/PKI

Job description

Sentara Health is seeking an experienced Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to join our Cybersecurity Engineering team and drive secure design, implementation, and operation of enterprise security technologies. The role emphasizes SSE, Zero Trust, and Zscaler, while intersecting network, cloud, identity, and endpoint security initiatives.

The ideal candidate combines hands-on troubleshooting, deep security expertise, and technical leadership, delivering architecture-to-operations impact across teams.