Senior Network Security Engineer — Microsegmentation

Tekshapers; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekshapers in Houston is seeking a Senior Network Security Engineer (Microsegmentation) to translate business goals into enterprise IT requirements and design secure, resilient networks across data centers, campuses, and cloud environments.

You will drive Zero Trust architecture, build application-aware segmentation policies, and lead global architecture initiatives, coordinating with application teams and security operations to ensure policy-aligned, compliant security postures across hybrid

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise network security architecture, engineering, and operations.
• Strong hands-on experience designing and implementing microsegmentation in complex environments.
• Experience building application-aware segmentation policies based on traffic flow analysis.
• Familiar with policy simulation, enforcement, monitoring, and optimization in segmentation platforms.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust Architecture, identity-driven access, and east-west traffic inspection.

Responsibilities

• Translate business objectives into IT requirements and enterprise designs.
• Develop and support solutions aligned with global network security strategy.
• Create multi-year roadmaps for network security and Zero Trust programs.
• Lead end-to-end network and security architecture across global platforms.
• Collaborate with application owners to map dependencies for policy-driven segmentation.

Skills

Microsegmentation

Zero Trust

Policy enforcement

Traffic analysis

Application dependencies

Threat prevention

SDN/SD-WAN

Tools

Guardicore

Akamai Segmentation

SIEM

EDR/XDR

NAC

Job description

Tekshapers in Houston is seeking a Senior Network Security Engineer (Microsegmentation) to translate business goals into enterprise IT requirements and design secure, resilient networks across data centers, campuses, and cloud environments.

You will drive Zero Trust architecture, build application-aware segmentation policies, and lead global architecture initiatives, coordinating with application teams and security operations to ensure policy-aligned, compliant security postures across hybrid