Network Security Engineer

About the Position

We are seeking a software-minded engineer with strong development skills who can build reliable tools and services that interact with our network and security platforms. The role emphasizes designing, implementing, and maintaining automation that improves day‑to‑day operations, developer experience, and system reliability. The ideal candidate is fluent in Python, comfortable with Git, testing, and CI/CD, and brings a solid grasp of networking concepts. Experience with firewalls or security tooling is welcome but not required—you will have opportunities to learn these systems while contributing meaningful engineering work.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering projects to enhance firewall management and network security systems
• Build and maintain lab environments for testing automation and operations tools
• Develop Python plugins and scripts for security operations automation
• Conduct thorough code reviews, testing, and quality assurance for security tools
• Participate in on-call rotation to troubleshoot network and security incidents
• Support application migration from traditional hosting to Kubernetes environments
• Lead structured projects through all phases from requirements to deployment
• Develop and enhance vulnerability management processes for network devices

Required Skills

• Strong software development skills in Python or Go, with an emphasis on writing clean, maintainable, and well-tested code
• Experience building automation tools and services such as CLIs, APIs, or event-driven jobs
• Proficiency with Git-based workflows, code reviews, and test automation
• Hands-on familiarity with Docker and basic Kubernetes concepts for local development and deployments
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and packaging, release, and deployment best practices
• Solid understanding of core networking fundamentals such as TCP/IP, routing, subnets, DNS, and HTTP
• Comfortable working in Linux environments and troubleshooting systems issues
• Experience integrating with network or firewall device APIs is a plus
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to lead projects end to end

Ideal Experience

• Software engineering experience building tools, services, or integrations
• Demonstrated work with networking concepts and protocols applied in real systems
• Experience automating infrastructure or operations workflows and integrating with device or vendor APIs
• Hands-on experience with containers and orchestration (Docker, basic Kubernetes)
• Practical CI/CD experience, including testing, release, and deployment automation
• Exposure to firewalls or network security platforms is a plus, not a requirement
• Experience leading technical projects end to end in a collaborative environment

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a proactive problem-solver who thrives in a fast-paced, technical environment. You enjoy the challenge of improving security systems through automation and innovation. You're comfortable collaborating across teams and can communicate complex technical concepts clearly. You're detail-oriented but also able to see the big picture of how security fits into broader business objectives.

This position is ideal for engineers eager to apply their development skills to real-world networking and security challenges, while growing into advanced areas of automation and network security design.

This role includes an on-call rotation component, where the engineer will be responsible for one week of on-call duty approximately once per month.

The base pay range for this position is expected in the range below:

$108,000 - $186,900

Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including location, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a target bonus and restricted stock units (as applicable) in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as PTO and parental leave). Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

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