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ClearBridge Technology Group · 20 hours ago

Principal Network Security Consultant

United States

Contract

Remote

Lead/Staff

$63/hr - $104/hr

10+ years exp

ClearBridge Technology Group is a professional services firm seeking a Principal Network Security Consultant for a 12-month remote contract. The consultant will act as a trusted technical authority, guiding enterprise clients through modernization journeys while mentoring high-performing teams to ensure delivery excellence.

Information Technology

Responsibilities

Operate as a trusted technical authority and engagement leader—embedding with enterprise clients, aligning technology strategies to business outcomes, and guiding multi-year modernization journeys across complex, multi cloud environments

Collaborate confidently from the C suite to operations, earning trust through thought leadership, clear communication, and measurable results

Mentor small, high performing teams and ensure delivery excellence across long-term engagements

Qualification

Network security transformationsNext generation firewallsZero Trust Network AccessSecurity frameworks knowledgeCompliance standards familiarityCloud native securityFirewall migrationsTechnical certificationsMentoring teamsCommunication skills

Required

10+ years leading large-scale network security projects or modernization programs with multi-technology, cross functional teams

Proven track record delivering end-to-end enterprise network security transformations in large, complex environments

Deep expertise with next generation firewalls, Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), Network Access Control (NAC), and enterprise security architectures

Strong knowledge of modern security frameworks and practices (Zero Trust, NIST CSF, CIS, MITRE ATT&CK)

Familiarity with compliance and security standards (e.g., HIPAA, PCI, FedRAMP)

Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor engineering teams; drive execution and technical excellence

Documented history of exceeding performance goals and contributing meaningfully to practice and business success

Ability to generate new services opportunities during engagements and expand existing accounts

Strong partner alignment experience—collaborating with account teams, OEMs, and internal resources

Recognized as an expert and engagement leader; sought for complex or sensitive client situations

Experience authoring high impact proposals, SOWs, whitepapers, or external technical content; excellent communication skills for both technical teams and executives

Deep hands-on expertise architecting and implementing two or more of: Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler, Aruba ClearPass, AlgoSec/Tufin

Preferred

Experience in health care and life sciences; familiarity with HIPAA

Cloud native security (Azure preferred)

Enterprise scale firewall migrations

SDWAN and SASE/SSE platforms; micro segmentation approaches and technologies

Network detection & response; threat intelligence integrations

Prior experience as technical escalation lead for multi-year programs or managed security environments

Certifications such as PCNSE, CCNP/CCIE Security, Fortinet NSE 7/8, AWS/Azure Security, CISSP/CCSP (or equivalent)

Oversight, coaching, and mentoring of teams

Benefits

Excellent Benefits And Compensation Packages

Company

ClearBridge Technology Group

ClearBridge is a technology consulting and staffing company that helps customers meet strategic technology, business, and staffing challenges with comprehensive service offerings, including staff augmentation, professional services support, custom project teams, project management, and business analysis and strategy.

Founded in 2005

Billerica, Massachusetts, USA

51-200 employees