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Network Security Engineer

sunnyvale, CA

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Jobtailor lists this Network Security Engineer opportunity in sunnyvale, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Build, operate, and secure network infrastructure supporting data centers, cloud environments, corporate networks, and AI systems

Operate firewalls, ACLs, segmentation, and network security controls across data center, corporate, and AWS environments

Support deployment, configuration, troubleshooting, maintenance, and lifecycle management of data center networks

Implement and maintain segmentation, firewall, and ACL policies across corporate, compute, customer, and infrastructure environments

Manage inbound and outbound network controls, including public exposure, NAT, load balancers, DNS filtering, proxies, and egress policies

Implement and operate VPN, ZTNA, NAC, Wi‑Fi, and vendor or partner connectivity

Perform recurring firewall rule reviews, segmentation audits, and remediation of unnecessary network exposure

Automate network and security workflows using Terraform, Ansible, GitOps, Python, and policy as code

Support network telemetry, detection, investigation, and containment with Security Operations

Troubleshoot routing, switching, TCP/IP, DNS, TLS, and cloud networking issues

Maintain network architecture documentation, procedures, and runbooks

Requirements

7+ years of experience in network security, network engineering, cloud security, or infrastructure security

Strong hands‑on experience with firewalls, ACLs, segmentation, routing, switching, VPNs, and network troubleshooting

Experience operating data center and on‑premises network infrastructure

Experience with AWS networking, including VPCs, transit gateways, security groups, and load balancers

Experience with Palo Alto, Juniper, Cloudflare, or similar platforms

Proficiency with Terraform, Ansible, Python, GitOps, or similar automation tools

Strong understanding of ZTNA, NAC, egress controls, TCP/IP, DNS, and TLS

Strong written communication and documentation skills

Ability to work regularly on‑site in Sunnyvale, CA and perform hands‑on work in data center environments

Must satisfy applicable U.S. export compliance requirements or obtain required authorization

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive experience in network security and engineering, with a strong focus on managing and securing data center and cloud environments. Proficient in implementing automation tools and maintaining network infrastructure while ensuring compliance with security policies.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Network Security

AWS Networking

Firewall Management

Automation with Terraform

Network Troubleshooting

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

Network Security

Network Engineering

Cloud Security

Routing

Switching

VPN

TCP/IP

DNS

TLS

Segmentation

Soft Skills

Written Communication

Documentation Skills

Industry Keywords

Data Center

Network Infrastructure

Egress Controls

ZTNA

NAC

Tools & Technologies

Terraform

Ansible

GitOps

Palo Alto

Juniper

Cloudflare

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Worksite address

sunnyvale, CA, 94087, US

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