Network Security Engineer

Status: Direct Hire

Position: Network Security Engineer

Salary: $120,000 - $135,000

Location: On-site in Phoenix, AZ, or Irvine, CA

About the company:

We are a relationship-focused financial services provider offering personal, business, and commercial banking across the communities we serve. Our teams combine local decision-making with modern digital tools to deliver convenient, secure, and reliable banking experiences.

Services include checking and savings, home and consumer lending, commercial and industrial financing, treasury and cash management, merchant services, and wealth planning through trusted partners. We work closely with customers to understand their goals and provide tailored solutions that support day-to-day needs and long-term growth.

Grounded in community stewardship and prudent risk management, we invest in people, technology, and service that put customers first. Our mission is to build lasting relationships and strengthen the local economies we call home.

Network Security Engineer:

Our client is seeking a Network Security Engineer to support and enhance enterprise cybersecurity operations across a complex technology environment. This role is responsible for securing critical infrastructure, responding to security events, implementing modern security technologies, and partnering with cross-functional teams to strengthen the organization's overall security posture. The ideal candidate is a collaborative cybersecurity professional with strong technical expertise, excellent analytical skills, and a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating risk.

This role is on-site in Phoenix, Arizona or Irvine, California.

Network Security Engineer Responsibilities:

• Administer, maintain, and optimize enterprise security technologies, including firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS), endpoint protection, SIEM platforms, identity and access management, and vulnerability management solutions.
• Monitor, investigate, and respond to security alerts, malware activity, and cybersecurity incidents while supporting containment, remediation, recovery, and post-incident analysis.
• Conduct threat analysis, packet inspection, forensic investigations, and root cause analysis to identify and resolve security events.
• Identify security vulnerabilities, assess control deficiencies, and implement appropriate remediation strategies to reduce organizational risk.
• Design, deploy, and support new security technologies and technical controls that improve the organization's cybersecurity capabilities.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, networking, systems, and application teams to ensure secure architecture and adherence to cybersecurity best practices.
• Participate in security projects and initiatives focused on improving enterprise security, compliance, and operational resilience.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, security standards, and implementation guides.
• Support security monitoring, alert tuning, and continuous improvement of detection and response capabilities.
• Participate in an after-hours on-call rotation and provide support during critical security incidents or infrastructure events.
• Stay current on evolving cybersecurity threats, emerging technologies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements to recommend ongoing security improvements.
• Mentor team members and share technical expertise by contributing to knowledge transfer, documentation, and process improvements as needed.

Network Security Engineer Qualifications:

• 4-7 years of experience administering enterprise cybersecurity technologies within a large-scale IT environment.
• Strong hands-on experience with firewalls, IDS/IPS, endpoint protection, SIEM platforms, vulnerability management, identity and access management, or other enterprise security technologies.
• Experience performing incident response, threat detection, malware analysis, forensic investigations, and security event analysis.
• Strong understanding of enterprise networking concepts, including routers, switches, TCP/IP, VPNs, network segmentation, and secure network design.
• Experience supporting Windows server environments, Active Directory, authentication technologies, and enterprise operating systems.
• Familiarity with physical, virtualized, and cloud infrastructure security principles and best practices.
• Strong knowledge of defense-in-depth strategies, cybersecurity frameworks, attack methodologies, and mitigation techniques.
• Experience implementing and maintaining security controls that align with regulatory, compliance, and industry best practices.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues, prioritize competing responsibilities, and work independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and business teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or a related field preferred; equivalent professional experience will also be considered.
• Industry certifications such as CompTIA Security , CySA , GSEC, GCIH, CHFI, or comparable cybersecurity certifications are preferred.