Network Security Software Engineer

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United StatesFull-TimeSenior
Salary145,000 - 175,000 USD per year
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Job Details

Experience
5+ years
Required Skills
PythonCI/CDTerraformCloudFormation

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in network security engineering, including automation and infrastructure-focused development.
  • Strong programming skills in Python or similar backend languages, with experience building production-grade APIs and automation systems.
  • Deep knowledge of network security concepts including firewall policy design, ZTNA, micro-segmentation, DNS security, PKI, and traffic analysis.
  • Experience with tools and platforms such as Cloudflare, Zscaler, Palo Alto, or equivalent enterprise security technologies.
  • Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation and CI/CD-driven environments.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms and security operations in regulated environments such as fintech or financial services.
  • Experience working in cross-functional engineering environments.
  • Exposure to or interest in AI-assisted development tools and agentic workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build fully automated network security change management pipelines that ensure speed, auditability, and reduced manual intervention.
  • Develop real-time network telemetry, monitoring, and alerting systems integrating threat intelligence, cloud infrastructure data, and asset inventories.
  • Engineer production-grade security tooling such as firewall lifecycle automation, configuration compliance validation, drift detection, and policy enforcement systems.
  • Tune and manage network security controls including IDS/IPS, WAF, DNS security, and firewall rules to improve detection fidelity and operational resilience.
  • Build and maintain APIs and integrations across security platforms such as Cloudflare, Zscaler, and cloud-native services.
  • Support compliance and audit activities through evidence collection, documentation, and maintenance of accurate network topology.
  • Collaborate with SOC, SRE, and IT teams to integrate security into CI/CD pipelines, incident response workflows, and infrastructure automation.
  • Leverage AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate development and build scalable, reusable security automation frameworks.
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