
Principal Engineer – Proxy Team
Truist
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Charlotte • North Carolina • Virginia • United States
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Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Serve as the strategic owner of Proxy internet access and control platforms
- Define and evolve the Proxy internet access and control roadmap
- Provide expert analysis and recommendations on strategic direction
- Architect and maintain scalable, resilient Proxy solutions
- Lead technical deep dives and architecture reviews
- Guide creation and management of access control policy
- Partner with incident response teams for rapid containment
- Establish and maintain Proxy standards and policies
- Mentor engineers and analysts, fostering a culture of continuous learning
- Lead cross-functional initiatives for enterprise resilience
Requirements
- 8–12+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering or related fields
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems-related field or equivalent education
- Deep expertise with modern proxy internet access and control platforms (e.g., Zscaler, Forcepoint)
- Strong understanding of web proxy technologies and protocols, SSL inspection, URL filtering, PAC file management
- Proven experience driving strategy or leading enterprise-scale security initiatives
- Excellent communication skills for influencing senior stakeholders
- Strong business and financial acumen
- Ability to establish strong relationships and unify activities within the technology community
- Ability to create and manage change and new business models (preferred 15 years experience)
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability benefits
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Tax-preferred savings accounts
- 401k plan
- 10 days of vacation (prorated)
- 10 sick days (prorated)
- Paid holidays
- Defined benefit pension plan (depending on the position)
- Restricted stock units (depending on the position)
- Deferred compensation plan (depending on the position)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
cybersecurity engineeringproxy internet accesscontrol platformsweb proxy technologiesSSL inspectionURL filteringPAC file managemententerprise-scale security initiativesstrategic directionaccess control policy
Soft Skills
excellent communication skillsinfluencing senior stakeholdersstrong business acumenfinancial acumenrelationship buildingchange managementmentoringcross-functional leadershipcontinuous learningstrategic ownership