Senior Firewall Policy Engineering Lead – Remote/Hybrid

Centene Corporation; Clayton (MO); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

Centene Corporation is seeking a Manager, Firewall Policy Engineering to lead a team of firewall security engineers and drive enterprise-wide firewall policy capabilities. You will set priorities, guide engineering delivery, and ensure changes are implemented reliably while maintaining scalable operations.

You will partner with cross-functional teams to balance operational demands, optimize automation, and enforce security standards.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of related experience.
• Strong leadership and development skills for security/engineering teams.
• Ability to translate security concerns into business risk and outcomes.
• Experience improving engineering processes through standardization and automation.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering execution for enterprise firewall security capabilities.
• Ensure firewall changes and security controls are implemented consistently and reliably.
• Establish repeatable engineering practices for firewall policy implementation and lifecycle management.
• Balance operational demand, strategic initiatives, technical debt, and capability advancement.
• Ensure engineering work transitions cleanly into sustainable operational support.
• Provide leadership for capabilities including Firewall Policy Engineering and Rule Lifecycle Management.
• Lead initiatives in automation, orchestration, and policy standardization.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to align engineering capacity with priorities.

Skills

People leadership

Security engineering

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Firewall policy

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Centene Corporation is seeking a Manager, Firewall Policy Engineering to lead a team of firewall security engineers and drive enterprise-wide firewall policy capabilities. You will set priorities, guide engineering delivery, and ensure changes are implemented reliably while maintaining scalable operations.

You will partner with cross-functional teams to balance operational demands, optimize automation, and enforce security standards.