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A place to share your ideas freely - even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love - driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together - lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the #VTeamLife.\nWhat you’ll be doing...\nTechnology Strategy, Global Infrastructure & App Security (TSGI) is looking for an innovative and driven leader with a passion for Cybersecurity and Technology. This Infrastructure & Cloud Security Engineer will support a new organization dedicated to Infrastructure & Cloud Security Governance, specifically for our Global Technology Solutions (GTS) Enterprise Network. This role will partner and work closely with key cross-functional stakeholders, like Verizon Cybersecurity (VCS), Global Network & Technology (GNT) Network Security, and our GTS Enterprise Network teams, in order to protect our network and align on proactive security measures to effectively mitigate risks, enable safe digital transformation, and defend against emerging threats and vulnerabilities.\nWhat we’re looking for...\nOperational Leadership: Leading the day-to-day operations; this involves engaging both internal and external stakeholders, at times utilizing a dotted-line leadership approach.\n\nGovernance Automation & Reporting: Automating and continuously improving Infrastructure and Cloud Security Governance reporting dashboards, scorecards and maturity models used to quantify and reduce cyber risks through actionable frameworks; this includes working with our Verizon India team to execute.\n\nInfrastructure & Cloud Design Support: Supporting the design of GTS On-Prem Network, Data centers and Cloud environments; along with GTS enterprise network and zero trust alignment.\n\nProcess Improvement & Gap Analysis: Collaborating with stakeholders to identify gaps and process improvements in order to enhance security protections and improve cybersecurity maturity; this includes utilizing automation tools to measure program effectiveness.\n\nSecurity Awareness & Compliance Training: Providing security awareness, training & compliance programs focused on Network Cybersecurity practices; this will require leveraging the Mavens program, a team of security professionals who facilitate adoption of Security by Design.\n\nDefensive Modeling: Partnering with our Verizon Cybersecurity teams; to include participating in Active Defense and Incident Response, Penetration Testing, Red team and Threat Hunt campaigns, as well as Tabletop Exercises when necessary.\n\nExecutive Reporting & Metrics: Producing executive-level operational read-outs, metrics, and project statuses that accurately capture the effectiveness of our team’s mission.\n\nStrategic Goal Execution: Executing long-term and short-term strategic goals and ensuring proper updates are socialized to appropriate stakeholders; this requires cross-functional collaboration and relationship building to also achieve wider, organizational strategic goals.\n\nTeam Mentorship & Skill Development: Motivating, mentoring, and advising network & infrastructure analysts and engineers on how to build and maintain skills and techniques needed to produce quality work products. This includes hosting focused training sessions to teach new and specialized skill sets.\n\nCollaborative Culture & Accountability: Promoting an environment of collaboration and individual accountability when it comes to problem-solving, decision-making, and process improvements.\n\nYou’ll need to have:\nBachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.\n\nSix or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.\n\nExperience in Information Security, Network Technology or Technical Risk Analysis\n\nExperience with scripting and programming for automation of data parsing, API interactions, and custom tool development.\n\nEven better if you have one or more of the following:\nKnowledge and experience in analyzing large datasets (e.g., netflow, firewall, DNS, Proxy, VPN logs) to identify anomalies and perform in-depth analytics.\n\nExperience with data analytical tools such as Splunk, Elasticsearch, or Hadoop\n\nExperience in creating, modifying, and executing Ansible playbooks for automation, configuration management, and orchestration of security deployments across diverse network devices and servers.\n\nUnderstanding on how to develop and configure dashboards and visualizations with tools like Grafana.\n\nComprehensive understanding of cybersecurity, network defense, and investigative frameworks (such as NIST CSF, ISO 27000 series, MITRE ATT&CK, Lockheed Martin Cyber Kill Chain, etc.) into network defense processes\n\nHigh-level understanding of Cloud Environments (AWS, Azure, OCI) and Operating Systems (Windows, Unix/Linux, and OSX)\n\nCertifications like: CCNA, Network+, Security+, CISSP\n\nIf Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.\nWhere you’ll be working\nIn this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office, which will be set by your manager. Employees are responsible for maintaining compliance with hybrid work policies.Scheduled Weekly Hours\n40Equal Employment Opportunity \nVerizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.\nBenefits and Compensation\nOur benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, paid parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.\nThe salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. 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