About the position
Blackstone is the world's largest alternative asset manager. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in, and the communities in which we work. We do this by using extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve problems. Our $1.1 trillion in assets under management include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, opportunistic, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis. Blackstone Technology & Innovations (BXTI) is the technology team at the core of each of Blackstone's businesses and new growth initiatives. Serving both internal and external clients, we work to build the next generation of systems that manage risk, create efficiency and improve transparency within the firm and across our broad community of investors and portfolio companies. BXTI is nimble and entrepreneurial - our open, iterative design processes and rapid pace of development mean that everyone on the team has the opportunity to make an impact from day one. We are problem solvers who can take projects from idea to implementation. We believe in active mentoring and developing excellence. We collaborate to find the best answers for our customers and for Blackstone. We are critical to the firm maintaining its competitive edge.
Responsibilities
- The candidate will be responsible for the engineering of vendor solutions at Blackstone, including Firewalls, ZTNA (Zero Trust Network Access), SWGs (Secure Web Gateways), Network Segmentation, Access Control, and Cloud Network Security (NACLs, NSGs, etc).
- Provide engineering and security expertise for network security tools and process including policy design, implementation, and governance.
- Provide technical product ownership of tools, setting and managing product roadmaps.
- Improve support procedures, standardize, and document rigid processes.
- Leverage infrastructure-as-code frameworks (e.g., Terraform) to provision and maintain tool configurations and infrastructure.
- Analyze network traffic flow using SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk) to optimize performance, rules, and ensure efficient network operations.
- Implement traditional segmentation policies (firewalling/ACLs) and Zero Trust Network policies, including micro-segmentation.
- Work closely with network architecture teams to evaluate the readiness of new features and functionalities.
Requirements
- 7+ years of hands-on technical experience engineering Network Security tools.
- Experience with Web Application Firewalls, Network Segmentation, Microsegmentation, Secure Web Gateways, Zero Trust Network Access, Cloud Network Security.
- Experience working in a Product Owner capacity with prior tools.
- Preferred experience (or similar vendors) with: Zscaler, Cloudflare, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cloudgenix, Tufin, Algosec.
- Hands-on experience with public cloud providers (AWS preferred) and cloud infrastructure management.
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code frameworks (e.g., Terraform Cloud).
- Ability to write automation scripts and web services (Python, Bash).
- Strong understanding of network protocols and information security best practices.
- Experience working with git source control and CI/CD systems (GitLab CI/CD).
- Good understanding of enterprise architecture, including endpoint, network, and cloud-based systems.
- Experience with SIEM (Splunk) technologies, event correlations, query management, and custom detections. Experience with observability platforms (Grafana).
- B.S. in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a similar technical program.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and excellent documentation and organization skills.
- Ability to self-organize, prioritize activities independently, and manage uncertainty effectively.
- Experience managing stakeholder expectations in the delivery of projects.
- Adaptability and continuous learning: proactive approach to self-education and flexibility to pivot strategies in response to new information or changing environments.
- Attention to detail: able to thoroughly review configurations and policies, identifying gaps in solution designs prior to implementation.
Benefits
- Base salary range: $125,000 - $200,000
- Additional compensation: Base salary does not include other forms of compensation or benefits offered in connection with the advertised role.
