[Hiring] Senior Security Engineer @GuidePoint Security

Role Description

We are looking for a skilled Sr. Security Engineer to deliver multi-pillar network security engagements, with a primary focus on Security Architecture & Advisory, Network Security & Firewall, and delivery across SASE/SSE. This role will engage in the independent delivery of complex, cross-pillar solutions from architecture and design through pre-sales scoping and implementation while providing “Wow Them” service to clients and internal stakeholders.

The Sr. Security Engineer will be required to demonstrate strong technical and consultative skills, led by influence, and apply sound business and financial acumen to drive repeatable, margin-conscious delivery that aligns engagements with practice objectives and lifecycle progression (Assess → Architect → Implement → Optimize → Operate → Expand).

Roles and Responsibilities

• Prioritize across three pillars: Security Architecture & Advisory, Network Security & Firewall, and SASE/SSE.
• Lead architecture-level design and advisory engagements, including:
  • Security architecture reviews
  • Zero Trust strategy
  • Vendor-neutral roadmaps
• Conduct assessments, architecture reviews, and technology evaluations that produce risk findings and prioritized security roadmaps.
• Independently deliver firewall and perimeter engagements, including:
  • Design
  • Configuration
  • Deployment of next-generation firewall and secure-infrastructure solutions on Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet platforms.
• Lead firewall policy optimization, migration, and lifecycle engagements.
• Support secure access and cloud-edge solutions SASE/SSE, ZTNA, and VPN-to-ZTNA migrations.
• Provide pre-sales technical leadership, including:
  • Lead scoping of engagements
  • Define assumptions, level of effort, deliverables, and acceptance criteria.
• Serve as a senior technical point of contact on assigned engagements.
• Mentor and cross-train Associate and mid-level Security Engineers.
• Enforce delivery discipline: adhere to practice playbooks, change-control, and project-health standards.
• Maintain a target 80% billable utilization while investing the remaining 20% in enablement, certifications, pre-sales and scoping support, and practice development.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of progressive experience in network security engineering and consulting.
• Deep, hands-on expertise with Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to lead security architecture and advisory engagements.
• Experience providing pre-sales technical leadership and scoping complex, multi-pillar engagements.
• Working proficiency designing and deploying secure-access/cloud-edge solutions (SASE/SSE, ZTNA).
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related technical field.
• Embraces emerging technologies, including AI tools.
• Must hold or obtain, within 90 days of hire, at least one professional-level certification on a primary platform.

Preferred Experience and Education

• Palo Alto Networks certifications (e.g., PCNSE, PCNSA).
• Fortinet certifications (e.g., NSE 4–7).
• Industry architecture or security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CCSP, SABSA, TOGAF).
• Secure-access/cloud-edge certifications (e.g., Zscaler ZDTA/ZCCP, Netskope NCCP).
• Experience leading security architecture and Zero Trust programs for strategic accounts.
• Prior consulting or professional-services delivery experience.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers and contributing to practice playbooks and enablement.

Travel Requirements

• Up to 10% travel.

Physical Requirements

• Sedentary work.
• Substantial movement of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers for a minimum of 8 hours a day.
• Required to have close visual acuity to view computer terminal and/or extensive reading for a minimum of 8 hours a day.

Note

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role.

Benefits

• Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required).
• Group Medical Insurance options:
  • Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans).
  • High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans).
• Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans.
• 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program.
• Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance.
• Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment.
• Pet Benefit Option.