Principal Security Engineer – 4G/5G Cloud Networks

Verizon

. Build healthy relationships across the Operations, Engineering, and Planning organizations to better understand the current and future landscape of the network.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeSouthlake • New Jersey, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $120,500 - $231,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber SecurityKubernetesOpenStackSplunk

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build healthy relationships across the Operations, Engineering, and Planning organizations to better understand the current and future landscape of the network.
Discover, identify, and inventory all network assets and asset information in your respective area of responsibility.
Build a deep understanding of the network assets and the roadmap to quickly assess the impact of vulnerabilities and identify End-of-Life/End-of-Support hardware/software.
Develop a baseline of normal operations and implement threat detections to alert of deviations to proactively identify potential cyber threats.
Develop incident response protocols to quickly identify, contain, and resolve network security incidents and threats.
Understand the current state of cybersecurity and improve the security posture through the implementation of the Network Security Fundamentals.
Ownership and accountability for the network security scorecard and drive increased maturity, visibility, and subject-matter expertise.
Ensuring that the security controls planned for the Networks are operating effectively.
Develop and maintain automations for continuous monitoring and proactive detection of security events.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of relevant work experience.
Six or more years of relevant work experience, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
Experience with networks, 4G/5G wireless network functions or virtualization technologies like Openstack and Kubernetes.
Ability to work with diverse stakeholders including highly technical teams, business owners, and executives.
Strong leadership and mentoring abilities, with experience guiding and developing teams.
Proven track record of managing and delivering results.
Leadership experience as a subject matter expert.
Even better if you have one or more of the following:
Experience with Splunk or other data analysis tools.
Network Security certifications such as CISSP.
Familiarity with Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions.
Demonstrated organization and project management skills.
Knowledge of technical product and systems development lifecycle within a large global enterprise environment.
Effective written, interpersonal, and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, vision
short and long term disability
basic life insurance
supplemental life insurance
AD&D insurance
identity theft protection
pet insurance
group home & auto insurance
matched 401(k) savings plan
up to 8 company paid holidays per year
up to 6 personal days per year
paid parental leave
adoption assistance
tuition assistance
other incentives

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Hard Skills & Tools

network securitycybersecurityincident responsethreat detectionnetwork asset management4G wireless technology5G wireless technologyOpenstackKubernetesautomation

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringstakeholder engagementcommunicationorganizationproject managementinterpersonal skillsaccountabilityresults deliverysubject matter expertise

Certifications

CISSP