Principal RAN Security Engineer

Verizon • Southlake, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

When you join Verizon You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the #VTeamLife. What you’ll be doing… The Global Network & Technology team seeks highly motivated Network Security Engineer to secure and harden Verizon's critical Radio Access Networks Terrestrial, Non-Terrestrial, and In-Building. This role requires candidates to translate high-level security frameworks into concrete configurations for devices like Cell Site Routers, eNBs, out of band networks focusing on security implementation beyond a standard firewall scope. The role requires deep expertise in network protocols, hands-on experience with Routers/switches, SIEM tools (especially SPLUNK and ISE), and a strong focus on automation, threat detection, incident response, and continuous security validation across the organization. The Principal Engineer will specifically set strategic direction and define architectural patterns for long-term resilience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
• Experience in securing RAN technologies (Diameter, GTP, eCPRI/CPRI) and a wide array of network devices, such as Cell Site Routers, eNBs, gNBs, FWA, In-Building solutions, and non-terrestrial networks.
• Knowledge of Internet protocols, Software-Defined Networking (SDN), OTNGN, and Hub & Spoke architectures.
• Strong practical experience with Splunk/SIEM tools is necessary for data analysis, dashboard creation, alerting, automation, risk-based alerting, managing notable events, and defining/tuning correlation searches.
• Familiarity with Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions is also beneficial.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, along with the ability to lead and manage cross-functional projects, build consensus, resolve conflict, negotiate, and possess strong analytical, communication, and programming skills, including 3-5 years of experience with Python.

Nice To Haves

• Certifications like CCIE (Service Provider or Security) or Nokia NRS II/SRA.
• Additional certifications such as CISSP, CompTIA Security+, OSCP, CCNP, CCIE, or CCNA are beneficial.
• Expertise in using Python, Ansible, or Terraform to automate network device configurations and operations.
• Competence in using Splunk or Elasticsearch for network data analysis, creating dashboards, setting up alerts, and handling large-scale internet data sources (Netflow, BGP, DNS, IDS logs).
• Knowledge of Firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, DDoS mitigation, encryption technologies (IPsec, TLS), identifying vulnerabilities in RAN, and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools like Splunk.
• Familiarity with Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions, the system development lifecycle, mitigating network/system/application layer attacks, and working with SQL/NoSQL databases and UNIX/Linux operating systems.
• Strong organizational, project management, and written/verbal communication abilities, with the capacity to collaborate with various stakeholders and demonstrate leadership and mentoring skills.
• Fluency in security frameworks, particularly the application of CIS Benchmarks (Level 1 & 2 hardening) and mitigating MITRE ATT&CK Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) on network devices, along with a solid understanding of network security fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of cutting-edge network security solutions to address technology gaps.
• Act as the security subject matter expert in network design reviews, ensuring that all network assets meet stringent carrier-grade security standards and embed secure design patterns.
• Drive continuous improvement of network visibility and telemetry collection, conduct proactive threat hunting, and serve as escalation support for network security incidents.
• Execute root cause analysis for incidents, perform regular security control assessments, and lead strategic security solution implementation in a highly scalable environment.
• Develop essential technical documentation including Playbooks, Confluence pages, Network diagrams, and Method of Procedures (MOPs).
• Drive security architecture, lead policy implementation, manage incident response and integrate security principles early into the development lifecycle.
• Leverage tools or custom automation, eg: Python, Ansible playbooks to run automated audits against security benchmarks, ensuring zero configuration drift.
• Analyze network logs and configurations to identify vulnerabilities, recommend & build proactive mitigations.
• Develop comprehensive assessment reports and provide prioritized recommendations for remediations.
• Identifying opportunities to mentor, guide, and delegate technical documentation/tasks to support the team and broader organization

Benefits

• health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance
• matched 401(k) savings plan
• company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year
• paid parental leave
• adoption assistance and tuition assistance
• incentive based position with the potential to earn more
• Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees