Director, Infrastructure Security Engineer

Job Classification:

Technology - Engineering & Cloud

Are 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’ll 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.  

The incumbent will integrate security controls into a global infrastructure while helping establish the engineering discipline across the team.  You will collaborate with Product Owners and Technology Leads to deliver the vision and roadmap required to mature, scale, and sustain security controls.  You will partake in a systems development lifecycle to integrate security capabilities into existing infrastructure, while minimizing operational risks.

Here is What You Can Expect on a Typical Day 

The incumbent will be a part of the Security Services Data Protection Team and will be responsible for:

• Engineering, implementation, and support of perimeter security controls

• Work with Cyber Security stakeholders to align existing and new capabilities with security policies, standards, and outcomes

• Coordinate deployment with the business units to minimizing the risk of service disruption, while maintaining security outcomes

• Operate against an agile framework to break down engineering efforts into sprints and progressively meet pre-defined objectives

• Provide recurring progress updates via a JIRA board and during daily scrums

• Serve as tier 4 support during standard work hours and participate in an on-call rotation to support after hours demands

• Assist with driving operational excellence by enhancing capabilities and their supporting eco-systems and the capability knowledge base

The Skills & Expertise You Bring  

Required Qualifications and Skillsets

• 8+ years of experience in an IT engineering role

• Demonstrative experience with IT engineering concepts and the key milestones of a systems development lifecycle

• Experience with on-premises perimeter security controls, such as web proxies and next generation firewalls

• Experience with cloud based perimeter security controls, such as WAF, Denial of service, and Zero Trust products

• Experience with the creation of technical documents, such as engineering specifications, runbooks, and playbooks

Preferred Qualifications and Skillsets

• 2+ years in an IT Security Role

• Basic scripting ability, using mainstream languages such as Powershell and Python

• AWS and/or Azure certification

• Proficiency with Cloud based Security Service Edge products, such as Zscaler's ZTNA product suite

• Familiarity with RFI/RFP processes

You’ll Love Working Here Because You Can  

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.  

What we offer you:

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 $171,500.00 to $257,300.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills.

• 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. 
• 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%). 
• Company-funded pension plan. 
• Wellness Programs 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.  
• Education Benefit to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs.  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period).

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. To find out more about our Total Rewards 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.  

Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom. 

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. 

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