Senior Network Engineer: Zero Trust & Cloud Access

Fitch Ratings, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Learning & mobility programs

Retirement planning

Healthcare offerings

Parental leave

Employee resource groups

Volunteer days

Job summary

Fitch Group in Chicago is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, deploy, and operate secure access platforms across office, remote, and cloud environments.

You will implement Zero Trust, manage ZIA/ZPA, and collaborate with Security, Cloud, and Operations to ensure reliable connectivity and performance. Strong networking fundamentals and scripting skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Zscaler ZIA and ZPA.
• Strong understanding of SSE, SASE, Zero Trust concepts.
• Networking fundamentals across routing, switching and DNS.
• Ability to assess and balance business risk with security needs.
• Experience with security policy enforcement and cloud security.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, operate, and improve ZIA and ZPA as core platforms for secure access.
• Implement and mature Zero Trust Network Access and least-privilege controls.
• Define and enforce security policies including SSL inspection, DLP, and cloud controls.
• Enable secure access to workloads in AWS, Azure, OCI, and GCP.
• Lead complex troubleshooting for access, connectivity, incidents including log analysis.

Skills

Zscaler ZIA

Zscaler ZPA

Zero Trust

SASE

Networking fundamentals

Cloud security concepts

Scripting & automation

Log analysis

Packet capture

Architectural diagrams

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Cisco Meraki

SD-WAN

SSL inspection

DLP tooling

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)

Job description

Fitch Group in Chicago is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, deploy, and operate secure access platforms across office, remote, and cloud environments.

You will implement Zero Trust, manage ZIA/ZPA, and collaborate with Security, Cloud, and Operations to ensure reliable connectivity and performance. Strong networking fundamentals and scripting skills are essential for success.