Senior Network Security Architect

Switch; Las Vegas (NV); Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits package

Remote opportunities

Career growth

Job summary

Switch is seeking a Senior Network Security Engineer to design, implement, and lead security initiatives across our data-center networks. You’ll drive architecture, evaluate emerging technologies, and establish standards to improve security, scalability, and reliability.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate across teams, and maintain automation using IaC and APIs. Experience with Palo Alto Firewalls, Terraform, and cloud networking is highly valued.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of network engineering experience, or 4+ years of relevant experience with a CCIE-level certification.
• 6+ years of experience implementing advanced network security projects and solutions.
• 2+ years of experience implementing network automation.
• Deep understanding of network segmentation architectures and technologies.
• Advanced experience designing, deploying, and managing Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall environments.
• Advanced experience designing, deploying, and maintaining OSPF and BGP.
• Experience leading complex network security engineering initiatives and proofs of concept.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code methods for network automation, configuration management, and provisioning.
• Experience using Terraform.
• Experience designing, deploying, and managing public cloud networks.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex network security engineering projects from technical evaluation and architecture through implementation.
• Design and implement network security solutions aligned with Switch security and infrastructure requirements.
• Assess existing network architectures and recommend improvements to security, performance, scalability, reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Design enterprise network segmentation strategies, including macro- and micro-segmentation.
• Design and deploy Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall architectures.
• Establish standards and best practices for network security device deployment, configuration, maintenance, and lifecycle management.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, products, and industry practices and recommend solutions based on technical fit, risk, scalability, and cost.
• Lead proofs of concept and technical evaluations for new network security capabilities.
• Conduct network security assessments, prioritize identified risks, and lead remediation efforts.
• Implement and maintain intrusion prevention and advanced threat prevention technologies.
• Develop and expand network automation using Infrastructure-as-Code, APIs, programming, and other automation frameworks.
• Establish standards for network architecture, engineering, configuration, and project documentation.
• Develop and maintain network security policies, standards, and procedures.
• Collaborate across Network Engineering, Security, Infrastructure, Operations, and other teams on complex technical initiatives.
• Serve as a senior escalation point and technical resource for Network Engineer I, II, and III team members.
• Mentor engineers through technical guidance, design reviews, troubleshooting, and knowledge sharing.
• Develop technical documentation and training materials that strengthen engineering capabilities across the team.
• Maintain software and security updates across network security devices and platforms.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and incident escalation support.
• Participate in the network security on-call rotation.

Skills

Network engineering

Automation

Python

IaC

Terraform

APIs

Linux

Cisco IOS-XE/NX-OS

VPN/Tunneling

Security monitoring

Education

CCIE

Bachelor’s degree

CCNP

Tools

Palo Alto Firewalls

Cisco IOS-XE

Cisco NX-OS

VPN technologies

Terraform

Job description

Switch is seeking a Senior Network Security Engineer to design, implement, and lead security initiatives across our data-center networks. You’ll drive architecture, evaluate emerging technologies, and establish standards to improve security, scalability, and reliability.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate across teams, and maintain automation using IaC and APIs. Experience with Palo Alto Firewalls, Terraform, and cloud networking is highly valued.