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Are you interested in building capabilities that enable the organization with innovation speed agility scalability and efficiency The Global Technology team takes great pride in our culture where digital transformation is built into our DNA! When you join our organization at Prudential youll unlock an exciting and impactful career all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the worlds leading financial services institutions.

Your Team & Role

We are seeking a highly experienced and driven Lead Infrastructure Administration Engineer to lead a high-performing team in a fast-paced dynamic environment. This role is critical to ensuring rapid incident response maintaining business continuity and continuously improving security operations.
The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with proven leadership skills and thrives in environments requiring quick decision-making and adaptability.

Here is What You Can Expect on a Typical Day

Lead Security Operations

Oversee daily security operations including incident and change management

Provide technical leadership to ensure rapid incident detection and resolution
Participate in and lead response efforts for Priority 1 and Priority 2 incidents
Ensure operational readiness for troubleshooting and change execution
Manage & Develop a High-Performing Team
Lead a distributed team of U.S.-based and offshore engineers (FTEs and contractors)
Support career growth through coaching mentoring and skill development
Foster a collaborative accountable and high-performance culture
Drive Incident & Stakeholder Management
Act as the escalation point for critical security incidents
Communicate effectively with senior leadership and business stakeholders
Coordinate cross-functional response efforts to minimize business impact
Collaborate Across Engineering Teams
Partner with Perimeter and Edge Engineering teams to align operations with design
Support rollout and operationalization of new security capabilities
Oversee Change & Risk Management
Review and approve operational changes with appropriate risk assessments
Identify and escalate risks tied to changes or exceptions
Maintain accountability for production changes
Own Infrastructure & Lifecycle Management
Manage lifecycle and health of:
o Firewall platforms
o Proxy technologies (including Zscaler)
Ensure systems are secure updated and optimized
Continuously Improve Operations
Enhance processes workflows and operational standards
Drive measurable improvements in efficiency and security outcomes

The Skills & Expertise You Bring

Experience
8 years in Security Operations
Experience managing network and perimeter security environments
Technical Expertise
Hands-on experience with:
o Check Point and Cisco ASA firewalls
o Proxy solutions
o Web Application Firewalls (WAF)
o Zscaler (preferred)
Strong understanding of:
o Routing protocols
o Client/server architectures
o Network traffic flow (ingress/egress)
Skills
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities including use of metrics and data
Certifications (Preferred but not mandatory)
CISSP
CCNP Security
Or equivalent certifications
Leadership
Proven ability to lead mentor and grow technical teams
Strong collaboration skills across technical and non-technical groups
Experience providing strategic and operational guidance

What Success Looks Like
Reduced incident response and resolution times
High uptime and stability of security infrastructure
Strong stakeholder trust and communication during incidents
Continuous improvement in team performance and operational effectiveness

Youll Love Working Here Because You Can

Join a team and culture where your voice matters; where every day your work transforms our experiences to make lives better.
Work in a mission-critical security leadership role
Collaborate with top-tier engineering and security teams
Opportunity to shape and mature enterprise security operations

This is a night shift role (Estimated shift hours 6pm - 2am)

What we offer you:

• Market competitive base salaries with a yearly bonus potential at every level.
• Medical dental vision life insurance disability insurance Paid Time Off (PTO) and leave of absences such as parental and military leave.
• 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%).
• Company-funded pension plan.
• Wellness Programs including up to $1600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs.
• Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting housing senior care finances pets legal matters education emotional and mental health and career development.
• Education Benefit to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period).

Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program whereby an award if any depends on various factors including without limitation individual and organizational performance. To find out more about our Total Rewards package visit Work Life Balance Prudential Careers. Some of the above benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week.

Prudential Financial Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom.

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion national origin ancestry sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin genetics disability marital status age veteran status domestic partner status medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law.

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