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Network Cyber Security Engineer at Verizon | LAYIQ

Identifying technology gaps to lead in the design, architecture, and implementation of appropriate security solutions.
Creating formal guidelines, policies, and procedures to ensure smooth and error-free operations.
Implementing strategic solutions in a highly scalable environment.
Partner across the Operations, Engineering, and Planning organizations to ensure secure design patterns are embedded into new deployments and major changes
Working independently on strategic technical challenges.
Identifying opportunities to mentor junior engineers, guide, and delegate technical documentation/tasks to support the team and broader organization.
Communicating clearly and effectively, articulating complex technical concepts to diverse internal and external audiences.
Lead network security incident response activities including triage, containment, eradication, and recovery for disruptive threats
Build and refine incident playbooks and response runbooks, ensuring repeatable workflows for high-impact scenarios (ransomware, phishing, insider threat, DDoS, etc)
Serve as escalation support for security related investigations, providing expert-level analysis and guidance during active incidents
Execute root cause analysis and produce clear incident reports outlining timeline, impact, evidence, and remediation recommendations
Conduct proactive threat hunting across the identity, endpoint, network telemetry to uncover adversary behavior and reduce dwell time
Create and tune threat detections using SIEM ( Security Information and Event Management) to improve alert fidelity and reduce false positives
Drive continuous improvement of network visibility and telemetry collection to strengthen detection and response capabilities
Perform regular security control assessments validating configuration effectiveness and closing gaps discovered during incidents or hunts
Where you'll be working...
In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days in one of the offices listed for this position. In order to be eligible to apply for this position, you must be within commuting distance of one of those locations.
What we’re looking for...
You'll need to have: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field or four or more years of work experience.
Four or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
Ability to write complex, optimized Splunk SPL (Search Processing Language) searches, including macros, data models, and lookups for efficient threat hunting and investigation.
Knowledge of incident response lifecycles (NIST or SANS) with experience designing, testing, and maintaining automation playbooks using SOAR platforms to automate triage and response actions.
Experience with risk-based alerting, managing notable events, asset/identity correlation, and defining/tuning correlation searches.
Even better if you have one or more of the following: Security certifications such as CompTIA Security+, CISSP, CCIP, CISM, CCSP, OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional), Ethical Hacking (CEH, OSCP)
Experience with Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions.
Ability to build consensus and a common understanding of security objectives, goals, and execution steps.
Experience with network protocols and information security with networking certifications such as PCNSE, CCNP or CCNA.
Experience with networks, 4G/5G wireless network functions or virtualization technologies like Openstack and Kubernetes.
Experience with scripting languages like Python and/or automation tools like Ansible.
Experience in UNIX or Linux systems engineering expertise with a variety of variants.
Experience with encryption for data in transit (e.g., IPsec, or TLS) and at rest.
Experience in conflict resolution and negotiation to ensure that design, strategy, and decisions consistently support security requirements.
Strong analytical skills and attention to detail with a proven track record of managing and delivering results.
Effective written, interpersonal, and verbal communication skills.

Network Cyber Security Engineer

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