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ABM Industries · 2 days ago

Senior Network Perimeter Security Architect

Atlanta, GA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

ABM Industries is currently seeking an initiative-taking and experienced Senior Network Perimeter Security Architect. This role is responsible for leading the design, implementation, and management of the enterprise perimeter security infrastructure, ensuring robust defenses against external threats and compliance with security standards.

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Responsibilities

Design and maintain the enterprise’s perimeter security architecture, including firewalls, secure web gateways, VPNs, proxies, and DDoS mitigation

Evaluate and recommend next-generation firewall (NGFW) and threat prevention technologies

Lead architecture reviews and risk assessments for new network and cloud deployments

Develop and enforce security standards, policies, and procedures related to perimeter defense

Collaborate with network engineering, cloud operations, SOC, and application security teams

Provide expert-level guidance on secure network segmentation, micro segmentation, and zero trust principles

Lead security architecture initiatives in hybrid cloud environments, integrating on-prem, virtual, and cloud native controls

Evaluate new security tools, conduct POCs, and lead deployment strategies

Respond to and analyze security incidents involving perimeter technologies

Support regulatory and compliance initiatives (e.g., PCI DSS, HIPAA, ISO 27001, NIST)

Mentor junior team members and provide technical leadership across projects

Proactively analyze, identify, and resolve performance bottlenecks

Assist with strategy, implementation and recovery point/time objective for business continuity and disaster recovery

Stay up to date with cybersecurity threats, risks, and vulnerabilities with potential impact on services

Form relationships with colleagues in operations, engineering, software development and risk management

Collaborate with IT and cybersecurity leadership to develop practices to reduce attack surface, as well as countermeasures to impede internal threats and external attackers

Attend project and implementation meetings and advise on secure application and infrastructure configurations

Be willing to work nonstandard business hours for projects, business impact issues and incident response

Assist in the definition of the strategy and technology roadmap for Network Security Architecture, assess, and deliver fit for purpose technical security solutions

Identify, plan, and execute needed security changes to existing methods and techniques used throughout the organization

Lead projects and initiatives with broad scope and high impact to the business and be a recognized expert in Network Security

Define key performance indicators, objectives and key results, and metrics to illustrate efficacy with cloud infrastructure and applications

Maintain detailed documentation, including diagrams, configurations, and procedures

Qualification

Network Security ArchitectureFirewallsIntrusion Detection/PreventionCloud SecurityIdentityAccess ManagementZero Trust Network AccessEnterprise Network MonitoringAutomation/Cloud ToolsCollaborationMentoringTechnical LeadershipProblem Solving

Required

Deep expertise in firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), cloud perimeter security, and secure access technologies

Design and maintain the enterprise's perimeter security architecture, including firewalls, secure web gateways, VPNs, proxies, and DDoS mitigation