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Role : Proxy Engineer (Netskope)
Location : New York City , NY
Job Type : Long term Contract
F2F Interview Required
Job Summary
We are seeking a senior Level 3 Proxy Security Engineer with deep expertise in cloud security and enterprise web proxy platforms, specifically Netskope Security Cloud. Engineer will act as the top-tier technical escalation point and primary architect for secure web gateway (SWG), cloud access security broker (CASB), and zero-trust network access (ZTNA) solutions and responsible for designing, optimizing, and maintaining complex proxy infrastructures to protect corporate data and ensure seamless user connectivity.
Key Responsibilities
• Level 3 Escalations: Act as the highest operational tier for complex troubleshooting, incident root-cause analysis (RCA), and vendor escalations regarding proxy and traffic-steering failures.
• Netskope Administration & Engineering: Lead the policy design, configuration, deployment, and ongoing maintenance of Netskope SWG, CASB, and Private Access (ZTNA).
• Policy & Rule Management: Design and audit granular Security Services Edge (SSE) policies, real-time threat protection, SSL/TLS decryption rules, and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) profiles.
• Architecture & Optimization: Perform traffic steering optimization using Netskope Client, GRE/IPsec tunnels, explicit proxy configurations, and pac-file/WCCP integrations.
• Migration & Integration: Lead or assist in migrating legacy on-premises web proxies (e.g., Symantec/Broadcom, BlueCoat, Forcepoint) to cloud-native Netskope environments.
• Vendor & Platform Maintenance: Collaborate with Netskope technical support, manage platform upgrades, review cloud release release notes, and ensure operational readiness across enterprise environments.
• Automation & Scripting: Develop scripts (Python, PowerShell, REST APIs) for policy automation, tenant monitoring, and log extraction to SIEM systems.