Yum! Center for Global Franchise Excellence

Firewall Strategy Engineer

Yum! Center for Global Franchise Excellence

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • Kentucky

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Salary

💰 $127,900 - $160,200 per year

Job Level

SeniorLead

Tech Stack

AnsibleAWSAzureChefCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformPuppetTerraform

About the role

  • Define and continuously evolve the enterprise firewall strategy in alignment with organizational goals, emerging threats, and architectural principles
  • Develop and maintain a comprehensive firewall lifecycle roadmap, including refresh cycles, decommissioning timelines, and technology modernization initiatives
  • Influence platform selection, service models, and architectural direction based on technical merit, risk impact, and business value
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for all firewall-related third-party vendors and managed service providers (MSPs)
  • Drive vendor selection processes, capability evaluations, and contract negotiations
  • Oversee vendor execution against SLAs, strategic initiatives, and compliance requirements
  • Lead initiatives to modernize firewall policy models, automation frameworks, and management tools
  • Evaluate and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies to enhance policy deployment and change management
  • Ensure alignment between cloud-native and on-premise firewall strategies in hybrid environments
  • Develop governance models that ensure auditability, documentation consistency, and alignment with regulatory frameworks
  • Review audit findings, control gaps, and incident trends to drive systemic improvements
  • Collaborate with security, compliance, legal, Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure Engineering, and Restaurant Engineering teams
  • Lead cross-functional workshops and steering committees and present business cases to executive stakeholders

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent work experience)
  • Advanced certifications such as CISSP, CCNP Security, or equivalent preferred
  • 7–10 years of experience in network or security architecture roles
  • At least 3 years focused on firewall governance, lifecycle planning, or product ownership
  • Demonstrated success in vendor management, strategic sourcing, and contract negotiation
  • Proficiency in automation and orchestration tools such as Ansible, Terraform, OpenTofu, Chef, or Puppet
  • In-depth experience with enterprise firewall platforms including Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Cisco ASA/Firepower, or equivalent
  • Solid understanding of hybrid cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Familiarity with security frameworks and regulatory mandates (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, SOX)
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