Senior Network Security Strategy Lead: Zero Trust & Risk

Prudential Annuities Distributors (PAD); The Ironbound (NJ); On-site; USD 115,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range disclosure

Bonus potential

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Pension plan

Wellness programs

Work/Life resources

Education benefit

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Total Rewards package

Job summary

Prudential Annuities Distributors (PAD) is seeking a Lead, Network Security Analyst to drive strategic improvements across Zero Trust, network segmentation, NAC, and ZTNA. The role partners with multiple security and engineering teams to translate analysis into prioritized roadmaps and measurable risk reduction.

The candidate will lead complex analyses, define remediation plans, and contribute to architecture reviews while communicating risk to senior leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Advanced network security engineering, architecture, advisory, or strategy experience in a large enterprise.
• Ability to structure ambiguous problems and deliver clear recommendations with minimal guidance.
• Ability to lead complex work, mentor others, and leverage diverse perspectives.
• Strong business insight balancing security risk, cost, and delivery.
• Experience with agile delivery or program-management methods.

Responsibilities

• Lead analyses of network security architecture, controls, and debt across campus, data center, cloud, and remote environments.
• Develop target-state architectures, roadmaps, and risk-reduction plans for Zero Trust, segmentation, NAC, ZTNA, and related capabilities.
• Lead workstreams and mentor team members while coordinating with engineering and operations.
• Validate findings with technology owners and drive remediation milestones to completion.
• Document requirements, risks, and decisions in security reviews; support reference architectures and assessment methods.
• Communicate risks and tradeoffs to technical and business stakeholders with concise recommendations.
• Contribute to executive reporting on risk reduction, maturity, and roadmaps.

Skills

Network security engineering

Security architecture

Advisory

Strategy

Agile delivery

Executive communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity

Tools

Check Point

Cisco

Zscaler

Job description

Prudential Annuities Distributors (PAD) is seeking a Lead, Network Security Analyst to drive strategic improvements across Zero Trust, network segmentation, NAC, and ZTNA. The role partners with multiple security and engineering teams to translate analysis into prioritized roadmaps and measurable risk reduction.

The candidate will lead complex analyses, define remediation plans, and contribute to architecture reviews while communicating risk to senior leaders.