Principal Network Cybersecurity Engineer

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The GN&T Network Security team is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Cybersecurity Engineer to join the Network Security Defense team. The Defense teams are responsible for owning the security lifecycle and effectiveness across the Core, Edge, and Access networks, as well as all systems and network functions within GN&T.

In this role, you will be critical in advancing our security posture through real-time Threat Monitoring & Detection using SIEM tools like Splunk, leading Incident Response efforts during a breach, and managing the continuous Vulnerability Management lifecycle across networks and applications. The position also requires expertise in defining and implementing robust Security Architecture, including firewalls, encryption, centralized Identity and Access Management, and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). A strong candidate will also possess advanced Threat Hunting skills, including Advanced Networking & Protocol Analysis, Endpoint & Memory Forensics, Data Science & Querying, and demonstrable experience in Automation & Scripting to enhance our Cybersecurity tooling.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identifying technology gaps to lead in the design, architecture, and implementation of appropriate security solutions.

• Creating formal guidelines, policies, and procedures to ensure smooth and error-free operations.

• Driving and leading relevant, strategic solutions in a highly scalable environment, and leading the implementation of said solutions.

• Partner across the Operations, Engineering, and Planning organizations to ensure secure design patterns are embedded into new deployments and major changes

• Working independently on strategic technical challenges.

• Identifying opportunities to mentor, guide, and delegate technical documentation/tasks to support the team and broader organization.

• Communicating clearly and effectively, articulating complex technical concepts to diverse internal and external audiences.

• Lead network security incident response activities, including triage, containment, eradication, and recovery for disruptive threats

• Build and refine incident playbooks and response runbooks, ensuring repeatable workflows for high-impact scenarios (ransomware, phishing, insider threat, DDoS, etc.)

• Serve as escalation support for security-related investigations, providing expert-level analysis and guidance during active incidents

• Execute root cause analysis and produce clear incident reports outlining timeline, impact, evidence, and remediation recommendations

• Conduct proactive threat hunting across the identity, endpoint, network telemetry to uncover adversary behavior and reduce dwell time

• Create and tune threat detections using SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) to improve alert fidelity and reduce false positives

• Drive continuous improvement of network visibility and telemetry collection to strengthen detection and response capabilities

• Perform regular security control assessments validating configuration effectiveness and closing gaps discovered during incidents or hunts

Where you'll be working...

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days in one of the offices listed for this position. In order to be eligible to apply for this position, you must be within commuting distance of one of those locations.

You'll need to have:

• 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.

• Expert-level ability to write complex, optimized Splunk SPL (Search Processing Language) searches, including macros, data models, and lookups for efficient threat hunting and investigation.

• Strong foundational knowledge of incident response lifecycles (NIST or SANS) with experience designing, testing, and maintaining automation playbooks using SOAR platforms to automate triage and response actions.

• In-depth experience with risk-based alerting, managing notable events, asset/identity correlation, and defining/tuning correlation searches.

• Expert in conflict resolution and negotiation to ensure that design, strategy, and decisions consistently support security requirements.

• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail with a proven track record of managing and delivering results.

• Leadership experience as a subject matter expert with effective written, interpersonal, and verbal communication skills.

• Security certifications such as CompTIA Security+, CISSP, CCIP, CISM, CCSP, OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional), Ethical Hacking (CEH, OSCP)

• Experience with Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions.

• Ability to build consensus and a common understanding of security objectives, goals, and execution steps.

• Experience with network protocols and information security with networking certifications such as PCNSE, CCNP or CCNA.

• Experience with networks, 4G/5G wireless network functions or virtualization technologies like OpenStack and Kubernetes.

• Experience with scripting languages like Python and/or automation tools like Ansible.

• Experience in UNIX or Linux systems engineering expertise with a variety of variants.

• Experience with encryption for data in transit (e.g., IPsec, or TLS) and at rest.

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, paid parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we've got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.