Senior Network Architect

Responsibilities

• Act as Network Security Design Authority for segmentation and Zero Trust.
• Design, implement, and optimize network segmentation using Guardicore and Illumio.
• Own User-to-Server (U2S) and Server-to-Server (S2S) traffic controls.
• Lead Guardicore → Illumio transition and future-state architecture.
• Drive segmentation standards, governance, and operational handover.
• Serve as primary technical interface to senior customer stakeholders.
• Manage escalations related to enforcement, legacy dependencies, and risk trade-offs.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in analyzing and visualizing "application" traffic to understand application flows and dependencies.
• Overseeing the design, implementation, and optimization of Network segmentation.
• Develop Knowledge of Operations (KOP) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

• 15+ years in Network Security with architect / design authority responsibility.
• Strong, hands-on expertise in network segmentation / microsegmentation.
• Proven experience with Guardicore and Illumio.
• Deep understanding of on-prem data center network security.
• Working knowledge of hybrid cloud network security, including VPC / VNet design, Security Groups / NSGs, and hybrid connectivity (VPN, Express Route, Direct Connect).
• Experience working directly with senior customer stakeholders.

• Zero Trust architecture exposure.
• Regulated enterprise environment experience.
• Platform migration experience.