Verizon · 13 hours ago
Principal Engineer - Infrastructure & Cloud Security
Irving, Texas
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$120K/yr - $231K/yr
6+ years expVerizon is a leading telecommunications company that empowers how people live, work, and play. The Infrastructure & Cloud Security Engineer will lead day-to-day operations, engage with stakeholders, and enhance security measures to protect the network and mitigate cyber risks.
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Responsibilities
Leading the day-to-day operations; this involves engaging both internal and external stakeholders, at times utilizing a dotted-line leadership approach
Automating and continuously improving Infrastructure and Cloud Security Governance reporting dashboards, scorecards and maturity models used to quantify and reduce cyber risks through actionable frameworks; this includes working with our Verizon India team to execute
Supporting the design of GTS On-Prem Infrastructure, Data centers, and Cloud environments; along with GTS enterprise network and zero trust alignment
Collaborating with stakeholders to identify gaps and process improvements in order to enhance security protections and improve cybersecurity maturity; this includes utilizing automation tools to measure program effectiveness
Providing security awareness, training & compliance programs focused on Network Cybersecurity practices; this will require leveraging the Mavens program, a team of security professionals who facilitate adoption of Security by Design
Partnering with our Verizon Cybersecurity teams; to include participating in Active Defense and Incident Response, Penetration Testing, Red team and Threat Hunt campaigns, as well as Tabletop Exercises when necessary
Producing executive-level operational read-outs, metrics, and project statuses that accurately capture the effectiveness of our team’s mission
Executing long-term and short-term strategic goals and ensuring proper updates are socialized to appropriate stakeholders; this requires cross-functional collaboration and relationship building to also achieve wider, organizational strategic goals
Motivating, mentoring, and advising network & infrastructure analysts and engineers on how to build and maintain skills and techniques needed to produce quality work products. This includes hosting focused training sessions to teach new and specialized skill sets
Promoting an environment of collaboration and individual accountability when it comes to problem-solving, decision-making, and process improvements
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience
Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training
Experience in Information Security, Infrastructure or Cloud Technology, and Technical Risk Analysis
Experience with scripting and programming for automation of data parsing, API interactions, and custom tool development
Preferred
Knowledge and experience in analyzing large datasets (e.g., Netflow, firewall, DNS, Proxy, VPN logs) to identify anomalies and perform in-depth analytics
Experience with data analytical tools such as Splunk, Elasticsearch, or Hadoop
Experience in creating, modifying, and executing Ansible playbooks for automation, configuration management, and orchestration of security deployments across diverse network devices and servers
Comprehensive understanding of cybersecurity, network defense, and investigative frameworks (such as NIST CSF, ISO 27000 series, MITRE ATT&CK, Lockheed Martin Cyber Kill Chain, etc.) into network defense processes
High-level understanding of Cloud Environments (AWS, Azure, OCI) and Operating Systems (Windows, Unix/Linux, and OSX)
Certifications like: CCNA, Network+, Security+, CISSP
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Short and long term disability
Basic life insurance
Supplemental life insurance
AD&D insurance
Identity theft protection
Pet insurance
Group home & auto insurance
Matched 401(k) savings plan
Up to 8 company paid holidays per year
Up to 6 personal days per year
Paid parental leave
Adoption assistance
Tuition assistance
Premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc.
Up to 15 days of vacation per year
Company
Verizon
Verizon is a broadband and telecommunications company that provides information and entertainment services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$34.39BKey Investors
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2025-07-30Post Ipo Debt· $2.29B
2024-06-20Grant· $2M
2024-02-26Post Ipo Debt· $1B
Leadership Team
Daniel Schulman
Chief Executive Officer
Sowmyanarayan Sampath
Chief Executive Officer, Verizon Consumer
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