Posted:
9/5/2024, 9:27:31 AM
Location(s):
New Jersey, United States
Experience Level(s):
Senior
Field(s):
DevOps & Infrastructure ⋅ IT & Security ⋅ Software Engineering
Job Classification:
Technology - Engineering & CloudAre you interested in building capabilities that enable the organization with innovation, speed, agility, scalability, and efficiency? The Global Technology team takes great pride in our culture where digital transformation is built into our DNA! When you join our organization at Prudential, you will unlock an exciting and impactful career – all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world’s leading financial services institutions.
As a Director on the Security Service Data Protection team, you will partner with product owners, tech leads, designers, engineers, and delivery professionals to improve Prudential’s capabilities. You will provide guidance on technical strategy, design the overall technology architecture as you implement capabilities to solve sophisticated business problems, deploy innovative products, services, and improve experiences. In addition to deep technical expertise and experience, you will bring excellent problem solving, communication and teamwork skills, along with agile ways of working, strong business insight, an inclusive leadership attitude and a continuous learning focus to all that you do.
Drive the Data Protection vision, designing the overall technological architecture of the End Point Protection Service solutions portfolio (Remote Access/ VPN, ZTNA, SASE, SSE)
Responsible for technical design and infrastructure / environments strategy, including deployments, ensuring that services are in-line with a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) mentality of ‘emerging architecture.’
Collaborate with product owners and the Tech Lead in aligning the roadmap accounting for strengths and opportunities within the technical stack, bringing forward business acuity and knowledge to influence decisions.
Mentor and coach the technical team, including support with design reviews, domain knowledge and bring a deep understanding of relevant and emerging technologies, embedding learning and innovation in the day-to-day efforts.
Identify and remove complex technical impediments that may arise within the team.
Help the Agile team to develop solutions and solve all surfacing problems at hand, constantly look for innovative ways of solving technical problems and crafting the solution, not afraid of challenging the status quo.
Serve as a technical liaison with adjacent areas to integrate applications and implement Network Security engineering best practices for increased security posture quality.
Bachelor of Computer Science or Engineering or experience in related fields
Lead and effectively leverage diverse ideas, experiences, thoughts and perspectives to the benefit of the organization.
Experience with agile development methodologies and Test-Driven Development (TDD)
Ability to learn new skills and knowledge on an on-going basis through self-initiative and tackling challenges.
Strong executive presence with an ability to translate and communicate sophisticated technical solutions in understandable terms to a broad range of audiences.
Excellent problem solving and collaboration skills.
Significant experience and/or subject matter expertise (SME) knowledge with the following:
Deployment and management of Remote Access VPN Solutions
SME level knowledge of Ivanti / Pulse Remote Access infrastructure
ZTNA (Zero Trust Network Access)
Vendor Solution / Product evaluation
Evaluating Road Map / RFE (Request for Enhancement) to existing product
Solution / Product Gap Analysis
Vendor RFP (Request for Proposal) Creation and Assessment
POC (Proof of Concept) testing and evaluation
Experience deploying and operating VPN services in large enterprise environment.
IdP experience (ADFS, AD, SAML, Entra Id, Ping, RSA)
Zero-trust concepts (posture, profiling, certificate management)
RBAC (Role Base Access Control) best practices and strategies (least privilege, MFA)
Managing incident triage and troubleshooting (packet capture, analyzing logs, debug events).
Telemetry and service dashboard creation (Splunk, etc.)
XML / configuration file creation and update
Additional qualifications:
SASE (Secure Access Service Edge / SSE (Security Service Edge)
Migrating services from VPN to ZTNA
Z Scaler
Financial/Insurance industry experience is a plus, not a must.
Join a team and culture where your voice matters; where every day, your work transforms our experiences to make lives better. As you put your skills to use, we’ll help you make an even bigger impact with learning experiences that can grow your technical AND leadership capabilities. You’ll be surprised by what this rock-solid organization has in store for you.
Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level
Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences, such as parental and military leave
Retirement plans:
401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%)
Company-funded pension plan
Wellness Programs to help you achieve your wellbeing goals, including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs
Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.
Tuition Assistance to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree, many accredited certificate programs, and industry designations.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period), after one year of service.
To find out more about our Total Reward package, visit Work Life Balance | Prudential Careers. Some of the above benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week.
Note: Prudential is required by state specific laws to include the salary range for this role when hiring a resident in applicable locations. The salary range for this role is from $173,500.00 to $234,700.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills. Roles may also be eligible for additional compensation and/or benefits. Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance. In addition, employees are eligible for standard benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental and retirement.Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Prudential is a multinational financial services leader with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company's well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential's businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, asset management, and real estate services.
We recognize that our strength and success are directly linked to the quality and skills of our diverse associates. We are proud to be a place where talented people who want to make a difference can grow as professionals, leaders, and as individuals. Visit www.prudential.com to learn more about our values, our history and our brand.
Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, domestic partner status , medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law.
The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, NJ and its affiliates.
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Website: http://www.prudential.com/
Headquarter Location: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Employee Count: 10001+
Year Founded: 1875
IPO Status: Public
Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Debt
Industries: Asset Management ⋅ Finance ⋅ Financial Exchanges ⋅ Financial Services ⋅ Insurance ⋅ Health Care ⋅ Retirement