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Job Description

What you’ll be doing...

You'll be part of the "Verizon Global Infrastructure (VGI), Network & Information Security” group working on security and automation tools to protect against cyber threats within the VGS Technology organization. You will work with a team of cybersecurity engineers with network & infrastructure background, threat intelligence analysts and risk management personnel to align common technologies and practices that fortify our applications, systems, IT network and infrastructure. 

Some of your daily responsibilities would be the following.

• Developing and maintain Network & Infrastructure Security reporting dashboards, scorecards

• Automating Network Platform integration with logging tools & systems

• Maintaining the automation platforms supporting VGS Enterprise Network, On-Prem Infrastructure, Datacenters and Cloud organizations in their Cyber practice

• Performing automation and orchestration of all security tools for visibility and prevention.

• Driving a culture of Security by Design and automation to scale cyber security practices.

• Identifying opportunities and use cases for automation to remediate vulnerabilities , implement controls, orchestrate between tools and automate security practices.

• Ensuring effectiveness and coverage of security, policies and controls of VGS Network & Infrastructure, prioritizing risk level.

• Leverage industry proven tools to identify and reduce Cyber Risks

• Ensuring security posture of VGS Network & Infrastructure, e.g., access management, vulnerabilities remediation, etc.

• Assisting in Crisis Management, Ransomware Recovery and Business Continuity planning.

What we’re looking for...

You are passionate about cloud network security and automation as a career. You are self-driven and motivated, with good communication and analytical skills. You’re a sought-after team member that thrives in a dynamic work environment. You will be working with multiple partners from the business groups, so networking and managing effective working relationships should be your top most priority.  You have an understanding of industry trends in all areas of Information Security.  

You'll need to have some of the skills listed below.

• Masters or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Information Technology Engineering 

• Four or more years of relevant work experience in network and automation

• Strong knowledge of one or more programming languages

• Experience in Devops, CI/CD and tools like Git, Jenkins, Docker, Netmiko etc

• Working knowledge of Data Formats like YAML/XML/JSON

• Strong knowledge of APIs and network programming

• Proficiency in Data Networking, Cloud technologies

• Knowledge of Security fundamentals

• Experience in the development and maintenance of comprehensive documents and reports for senior stakeholders on cloud security architecture, policies, procedures and incidents.

• Strong communication and collaboration abilities

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Network relevant certifications like CCNA

• Cloud relevant certifications like CSPM, CNAPP, CWPP will be an added plus

• Strong expertise in at least one operating system Window or Linux.

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 set by your manager.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity

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