Network Security Engineer

About the Team/Role

We’re the Global Information Security Team at WEX, responsible for implementing and operating security technologies and processes throughout WEX. We partner closely with internal teams and customers to assure WEX operates in a secure and compliant manner. Our team holds itself to a high-standard and we collaborate closely with one another to ensure strong, reliable and effective relationships. We own our results and we take pride of ownership in everything we do.

We are looking for a Network Security Engineer that will be responsible for ensuring the secure function of network security and familiarity with multiple general security practices and toolsets.

How you'll make an impact

• Engineer, implement, and monitor security measures to protect the enterprise

• Understand general development practices to automate security processes, strengthen defenses, and streamline threat detection.

• Configure and troubleshoot network security infrastructure devices.

• Regularly review configurations and develop improvement plans.

• Develop technical solutions and new security tools to help mitigate security findings.

• Write comprehensive reports including assessment-based findings, outcomes and recommendations for security enhancement. 

• A highly motivated network security engineer who loves working on small, high performing teams that interface with the entire enterprise

• A collaborative, solid communicator who works well with your team and stakeholders to drive projects from inception to completion

• Someone who cares deeply for team results but is able to work independently to deliver high quality solutions for projects and operational tasks

• Comfortable balancing the need to move fast with the realities of working in a highly regulated organization

• Someone who thrives in situations where details and accuracy are vital

• A skilled worker that has the motivation, expertise, and work ethic to operate independently across global time zones, and who is able to complete tasks and deliverables with minimal oversight

• Work closely with Enterprise IT teams on securing WEX's infrastructure and applications.

Experience you'll bring

• Have experience in Network Security Engineering technologies such as WAF technologies, network and/or cloud firewalls, security groups, etc.

• Possess knowledge and experience with Web Application Firewalls and Next Generation Firewall technologies.

• Have a strong, practical understanding of modern cloud IT infrastructure, networking, and security engineering concepts.

• Are able to troubleshoot network and security issues within a complex environment.

• Have experience in engineering solutions which meet security, compliance, and business needs.

• Can commit and deliver on very specific project/delivery timelines with minimal supervision.

• Are able work in an on-call rotation which may include some night and weekend shifts.

• Have excellent customer support skills, both written and verbal

• Have experience with securing applications and enabling secure communication through HTTPS.

• Deep experience working with compliance and regulatory frameworks such as PCI-DSS, SOX, GDPR, NIST, etc. 

• Have a general background in IT, security and supporting processes.

It would be nice if you

• Have experience working with Imperva Cloud WAF

• Have relevant vendor or Information Security certifications

• Have experience working with Palo Alto Firewalls

• Have experience working with development teams in a CI/CD or Agile environment

• Have experience with automation platforms such as Teraform, Ansible, and Python

• Have experience in the Financial Services industry