VP, Staff Perimeter Defense Engineer

Role Summary/Purpose:

Synchrony is seeking a Technical Staff Security Engineer to lead the design, engineering, and rollout of next-generation Perimeter Defense capabilities across a large-scale enterprise environment – supporting a major migration to AWS and Azure. This person is responsible for the full lifecycle of delivering new security capabilities: translating security and network architecture requirements into engineered solutions, automating deployments through infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD, validating controls, and operationalizing them with documentation, monitoring, and continuous improvement. 

The ideal candidate is a hands-on security engineer with deep cloud and network security expertise, strong automation skills (Terraform, Python, APIs), and practical experience with perimeter technologies such as Palo Alto firewalls, Zscaler proxy, IDS/IPS, and DDoS mitigation. You will collaborate closely with Cloud Security, Network Engineering, and Security Architecture teams, act as a technical leader/mentor, and drive secure-by-design outcomes that enable business velocity while strengthening enterprise resilience. 

Essential Responsibilities:

• Lead network security efforts related to migration to AWS and Azure Public Cloud 

• Automate security capabilities enabling the migration to the Public Cloud 

• Design, implement, and maintain Perimeter Defense solutions in a large-scale enterprise environment  

• Work closely with our Cyber Security, Network, and Security Architect teams to identify the most effective security solutions.  

• Develop and maintain technical documentation related to Perimeter Defense systems.  

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex security issues related to Perimeter Defense technologies.  

• Develop, implement and test strategies for the detection and prevention of security threats  

• Design and implement network security policies, standards, and procedures  

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify, prioritize, and implement security enhancements  

• Maintain awareness of emerging trends in Perimeter Defense technology and evaluate new tools and techniques for potential use in the organization  

• Mentor and train other members of the security team in Perimeter Defense technology and best practices  

• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• 7+ years of experience in technical security engineering with a focus on Perimeter Defense  

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cyber Security, or related field or equivalent experience.  

• Deep working knowledge and experience with Cloud technology including AWS, and Azure to a lesser extent. 

• Proven automation skills using Terraform, Python, and API calls, to automate manual tasks in the deployment of security solutions and configurations during the company’s Public Cloud migration. 

• Hands-on experience managing Infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation etc. 

• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins, CloudBees, GitLab etc. to enable automation and orchestration of security configuration.  

• Deep knowledge of code repositories such as Bitbucket, Git etc., having experience with version control, collaboration, code review and integration. 

• Working knowledge of Perimeter Defense technologies such as Palo Alto Firewalls, zScaler Proxy, IDS/IPS, and DDoS mitigation systems.  

• Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, and CCNP are highly desirable.

• Ability and flexibility to travel for business as required

Desired Characteristics:

• Strong understanding of network architecture, protocols, and security technologies  

• Strong understanding of networking protocols and architecture.  

• Self-driv