Senior Zero Trust & SASE Network Security Architect

Global Payments Inc.; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Payments Inc. is seeking a Network Security Engineer Senior Specialist to lead secure access and Zero Trust initiatives across a global enterprise.

You will own architecture, engineering, and improvements for Zscaler and Palo Alto platforms, driving standardized security controls and automation. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with security, infrastructure, and operations teams, and act as the final escalation point for major incidents affecting critical security services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and 12+ years of experience, or equivalent practical experience, with extensive experience in network security and security engineering within large-scale enterprise environments.
• Deep hands-on expertise with Zscaler technologies and Secure Access architectures, including ZIA, ZPA, SWG, Proxy, SASE, SSL Inspection, Traffic Steering, and Zero Trust deployments at enterprise scale.
• Strong experience with Palo Alto security platforms, including Panorama, NGFW, Threat Prevention, Prisma Access, and cloud-delivered security services.

Responsibilities

• Lead the organization’s Secure Access and Zero Trust transformation journey, providing technical leadership and strategic direction for SASE, SWG, Proxy, Secure Access, and related network security services.
• Own the architecture, engineering, and continuous improvement of Zscaler (ZIA/ZPA), Palo Alto (Panorama, NGFW, Threat Prevention, Prisma Access), and associated security platforms across a global enterprise environment.
• Design, implement, and optimize scalable security controls and policies for internet access, private application access, SSL inspection, traffic steering, threat prevention, and Zero Trust access models.
• Drive operational excellence and platform reliability through standardization, tuning, automation, telemetry improvements, SIEM integration, and data-driven performance metrics.
• Lead high-quality change management and major initiatives, including rollout planning, validation, risk mitigation, rollback readiness, and post-implementation reviews.
• Serve as the senior technical authority and final escalation point for complex issues, high-risk changes, major incidents, and cross-functional initiatives impacting critical security services.

Skills

Network security

Security engineering

Leadership

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Zscaler ZIA/ZPA

Panorama

Palo Alto NGFW

Threat Prevention

Prisma Access

Job description

Global Payments Inc. is seeking a Network Security Engineer Senior Specialist to lead secure access and Zero Trust initiatives across a global enterprise.

You will own architecture, engineering, and improvements for Zscaler and Palo Alto platforms, driving standardized security controls and automation. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with security, infrastructure, and operations teams, and act as the final escalation point for major incidents affecting critical security services.