Engineer III, Security Engineer

Verizon offers a benefits-forward environment designed to support your health, finances, and long-term goals. You will find comprehensive coverage for medical, dental, and vision, along with disability insurance and life protection. Additional protections include identity theft protection, pet insurance, and group home and auto coverage. The company also supports your financial future with a matching 401(k), generous paid time off including holidays and personal days, paid parental leave, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement. In addition, eligibility for premium pay and other allowances helps recognize different work arrangements and commitments. New hires begin with up to 15 days of vacation per year, increasing with tenure.

• Health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, and vision
• Short and long term disability coverage
• Basic and supplemental life insurance
• Identity theft protection
• Pet insurance
• Group home and auto insurance
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Up to 8 company paid holidays and up to 6 personal days per year
• Paid parental leave and adoption assistance
• Tuition assistance and premium pay opportunities
• Vacation accrual starting at up to 15 days per year

Responsibilities

• Identify, inventory, and audit network assets within your area, capturing details such as model and version
• Apply routing, switching, and network architecture knowledge to map assets and evaluate the impact of vulnerabilities, including End-of-Life and End-of-Support status
• Help establish a baseline of normal operations and implement threat detections to alert on deviations
• Collaborate on daily security operations with team members and platform owners, including scans, monitoring, dashboards, and where appropriate, automation
• Contribute to incident response protocols to quickly identify, contain, and resolve network security incidents
• Advance security posture by implementing Network Security Fundamentals such as Access Management, Situational Awareness, Configuration Hardening, and Vulnerability Mitigation
• Own the network security scorecard, driving clarity, maturity, and expertise across the team
• Validate that security controls for the networks operate effectively and as designed

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or three or more years of relevant work experience
• Three or more years of relevant experience demonstrated through work, military service, or specialized training
• Experience with networks, 4G/5G wireless network functions, or virtualization technologies such as OpenStack and Kubernetes
• Proficiency in Bash scripting and Python or related automation skills

Technologies

• OpenStack
• Kubernetes
• Bash
• Python
• Splunk

Life at Verizon

Join a culture that encourages bold ideas and continuous growth. Verizon emphasizes collaboration, learning from diverse perspectives, and making an impact through innovative engineering. You will work with a team that values listening, shared purpose, and the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to security across core, edge, and access networks.

Where you'll be working

This is a hybrid role with a defined location that blends remote work and in-person collaboration. You will be in the office a minimum of three days per week, as determined by your manager, and you are expected to adhere to hybrid work policies.

Scheduled weekly hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are evaluated without regard to veteran status, disability, or other legally protected characteristics.

Compensation

The annual salary range for this role is $81,000 to $155,000, depending on location, confirmed job-related skills, and experience. This position may include incentive-based pay based on performance.