Senior Network Security Architect - Zero Trust SASE Leader

RiseMe; Cincinnati (OH); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Payments seeks a Network Security Engineer Senior Specialist to lead the Secure Access and Zero Trust transformation, focusing on SWG, Proxy, SASE, and related security services across a global enterprise. The role emphasizes architecture, strategy, and hands-on engineering for scalable security controls.

The candidate will work with Zscaler (ZIA/ZPA) and Palo Alto technologies, driving adoption, automation, and post-incident improvements while mentoring teams and aligning with security

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 12+ years of security engineering experience.
• Deep hands-on expertise with Zscaler, SWG, SASE, and Zero Trust in large enterprises.
• Strong knowledge of Palo Alto platforms and cloud-delivered security services.

Responsibilities

• Lead Secure Access and Zero Trust transformation, providing technical leadership and strategy.
• Own architecture, engineering, and ongoing improvement of Zscaler, Palo Alto, and related security platforms.
• Design and implement scalable security controls for internet access and private app access.
• Drive operational excellence with automation, telemetry, SIEM integration, and metrics.
• Lead major initiatives including rollout planning, risk mitigation, and post-implementation reviews.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate across security, infrastructure, and operations teams.

Skills

Zscaler

SWG

SASE

Zero Trust

Palo Alto

Panorama

Threat Prevention

SSL Inspection

Traffic Steering

TLS

TCP/IP

Automation

Python

Terraform

APIs

Git

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Terraform

Python

APIs

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Global Payments seeks a Network Security Engineer Senior Specialist to lead the Secure Access and Zero Trust transformation, focusing on SWG, Proxy, SASE, and related security services across a global enterprise. The role emphasizes architecture, strategy, and hands-on engineering for scalable security controls.

The candidate will work with Zscaler (ZIA/ZPA) and Palo Alto technologies, driving adoption, automation, and post-incident improvements while mentoring teams and aligning with security