Advise senior executives on security strategy, modernization pathways, and multi‑year roadmaps that translate risk reduction into business value.
Distill complex security concepts into outcomes and decisions that resonate with C‑suite and senior leadership.
Lead recurring executive touchpoints—program reviews, steering committees, and health checks—to keep initiatives aligned and accountable.
Drive engagement momentum by removing roadblocks, orchestrating stakeholders, and ensuring planned outcomes are achieved.
Lead multi‑workstream, enterprise‑scale network security transformations—spanning architectures, migrations, and modernization programs—with an unwavering focus on quality.
Delegate workstreams to qualified team members enabling scale of delivery.
Provide hands-on technical guidance developing team capability.
Architect secure network designs that enable Zero Trust, micro‑segmentation, secure remote access (VPN/ZTNA), cloud perimeters, and resilient data center security fabrics.
Establish standards, reusable patterns, and delivery frameworks to drive consistency and scale across the practice.
Review and approve technical deliverables to ensure alignment with client standards, regulatory frameworks, and best practices.
Partner closely with account teams on strategic security campaigns—assisting with presales activities such as scoping, and solution strategy to win and expand business.
Identify and close follow‑on services within existing accounts through credibility, relationships, and demonstrable impact.
Contribute proactive pipeline insights and opportunity identification to support accurate forecasting.
Develop methodologies, tooling, and processes that improve the efficiency and repeatability of our Network Security practice.
Produce thought leadership—whitepapers, blogs, reference architectures, conference presentations—and represent AHEAD in public forums.
Support talent acquisition, interviewing, and onboarding of senior network security engineers; mentor and elevate the team.

Requirements

10+ years leading large‑scale network security projects or modernization programs with multi‑technology, cross‑functional teams.
Proven track record delivering end‑to‑end enterprise network security transformations in large, complex environments.
Deep expertise with next‑generation firewalls, Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), Network Access Control (NAC), and enterprise security architectures.
Strong knowledge of modern security frameworks and practices (Zero Trust, NIST CSF, CIS, MITRE ATT&CK).
Familiarity with compliance and security standards (e.g., HIPAA, PCI, FedRAMP).
Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor engineering teams, drive execution and technical excellence.
Documented history of exceeding performance goals and contributing meaningfully to practice and business success.
Ability to generate new services opportunities during engagements and expand existing accounts.
Strong partner alignment experience—collaborating with account teams, OEMs, and internal resources.
Recognized as an expert and engagement leader; sought for complex or sensitive client situations.
Experience authoring high‑impact proposals, SOWs, whitepapers, or external technical content; excellent communication skills for both technical teams and executives.
Deep hands‑on expertise architecting and implementing two or more of: Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler, Aruba ClearPass, AlgoSec/Tufin.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
401(k)
Paid company holidays
Paid time off
Paid parental and caregiver leave
Plus more! See benefits https://www.aheadbenefits.com/ for additional details.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

network securityZero Trustmicro-segmentationsecure remote accessnext-generation firewallsNetwork Access Controlenterprise security architecturesNIST CSFCISMITRE ATT&CK

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationcollaborationstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingstakeholder engagementexecutionrelationship buildingperformance management