Senior Cloud Network Security Engineer

Country Financial • Atlanta, GA

61d • Hybrid

About The Position

Country Financial is seeking a self-driven Cloud Network Security Engineer to lead the operation and hardening of technologies such as ZTNA, cloud-native firewalls, microsegmentation, DDoS protection, and on-premise firewalls, including B2B integrations. This role will champion the implementation of security guardrails across cloud networking and SD-WAN/firewall environments, while progressively introducing platform-as-code practices. You'll drive real-world improvements in resilience, failover capabilities, and policy hygiene. Strong expertise in cloud networking and deep hands-on experience are essential for success in this role.

Requirements

• Typically requires 10+ years of relevant experience or a combination of related experience, education and training.
• Real‑world, best‑practice configuration experience with multiple of the following: ZTNA, cloud-native firewalls, microsegmentation, DDoS protection, and on-premise firewalls, including B2B integrations.
• Deep networking expertise: IPv4/IPv6, BGP/OSPF, IPsec, TLS/PKI, DNS, NAT, routing/UDR, HA patterns, and troubleshooting across layers 3-7.
• Proven troubleshooting: packet capture/analysis, SSL/TLS inspection issues, name resolution, routing/overlapping CIDR, identity/policy evaluation.
• Self‑starter with a track record of driving improvements without a formal mandate; can influence cross‑functionally and land pragmatic guardrails.
• Working automation skills: PowerShell or Python and familiarity with Terraform/Bicep and Git workflows (ability to build small, safe automations beyond theoretical knowledge)
• Clear, concise communication. Transparent change planning and status reporting; translates risk into actionable, well‑architected designs.

Nice To Haves

• Extensive automation experience (Terraform providers, APIs, policies or platform as code) at scale.
• ZTNA automation, posture controls, forwarding methods (PAC/GRE/IPsec), and SSL inspection best practices.
• In-depth micro segmentation experience (labels and app‑centric policy design; blast‑radius control).
• Extensive experience with cloud security services and guardrails
• Experience introducing IaC in a maturing environment (incremental rollout, drift detection, config backup/diff, code owners, promotion between environments).
• Relevant certifications

Responsibilities

• Design, build, implement, and support COUNTRY's IT solutions.
• Ensure IT solutions meet requirements for security, availability, capacity, resiliency, and performance in a way that is efficient and supportable, reducing overall support costs.
• Understand industry leading solutions and trends for assigned technologies and applying those as appropriate for COUNTRY.
• Understand business needs and partnering with appropriate IT counterparts to recommend technology solutions.
• Establish and maintain an IT multi-year strategy with a focus on continuous improvement. Create and maintain solutions architecture artifacts and other strategy and system documentation.

Benefits

• insurance benefits (medical, dental, vision, disability, and life)
• 401(k) with company match

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees