Director, Infrastructure Security Engineer

Prudential Financial

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Work type
On-site
Location
Newark, NJ
Salary
$171,500–$257,300 / yr
Posted
100 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Similar $203k
This role $214k
$133k most similar roles pay here $271k

This role pays more than 60% of similar roles. Most pay $171,962–$233,312 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $214k versus about $203k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Prudential Financial

Prudential Financial is a global financial services leader and premier active global investment manager.

Prudential Financial currently has 32 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $123,700–$202,050 across 32 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Director, Infrastructure Security Engineer

As a Director, Infrastructure Security Engineer on the Security Services Data Protection Team, you will integrate security controls into global infrastructure while establishing engineering disciplines. You will collaborate with Product Owners and Technology Leads to develop roadmaps that mature and scale security capabilities while minimizing operational risks. Your daily responsibilities include engineering, implementing, and supporting perimeter security controls, coordinating deployments with business units, and participating in agile sprints and scrums via JIRA. The role requires expertise in the systems development lifecycle, on-premises web proxies, next-generation firewalls, and cloud-based protections like WAF, Denial of Service, and Zero Trust products. Preferred skills include Python or PowerShell scripting, AWS or Azure certifications, and familiarity with Zscaler’s ZTNA suite. You will also produce technical documentation such as runbooks and engineering specifications to ensure robust security outcomes.

What you'll do

  • Engineer, implement, and support perimeter security controls for global infrastructure.
  • Align new and existing capabilities with corporate security policies, standards, and outcomes.
  • Coordinate deployment with business units to minimize service disruptions while maintaining security goals.
  • Execute engineering tasks within an agile framework by breaking projects into sprints and meeting objectives.
  • Provide technical documentation including engineering specifications, runbooks, and playbooks.
  • Serve as tier 4 support during standard hours and participate in an on-call rotation.
  • Enhance operational excellence by improving capabilities and maintaining the capability knowledge base.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of experience in an IT engineering role.
  • Experience with IT engineering concepts and systems development lifecycle milestones.
  • Experience with on-premises perimeter security controls, including web proxies and next generation firewalls.
  • Experience with cloud-based perimeter security controls such as WAF, Denial of Service, and Zero Trust products.
  • Experience creating technical documents like engineering specifications, runbooks, and playbooks.
  • 2+ years in an IT Security role (preferred).
  • Basic scripting ability using mainstream languages such as PowerShell and Python (preferred).
  • AWS or Azure certification and proficiency with Cloud based Security Service Edge products (preferred).

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