Director Cybersecurity - Enterprise Network Security

AT&T is seeking an experienced cybersecurity leader to guide the strategy and execution of the company’s enterprise network security program. In this onsite role, you will direct core security controls across the enterprise, including firewall, network segmentation, and IDS/IPS, with a focus on protecting infrastructure, applications, data, and services.

The Director will be responsible for aligning long-term network security architecture with business enablement, strengthening governance and measurable risk reduction, and building high-performing teams that modernize security operations through engineering, automation, analytics, and AI-enabled capabilities.

What You’ll Do

• Lead enterprise firewall strategy, architecture, lifecycle management, governance, policy standards, rule management, and access controls.
• Drive firewall modernization by simplifying platforms, applying automation, improving scalability, supporting compliance, reducing technical debt, and minimizing attack surface.
• Define enterprise network segmentation and micro-segmentation strategies to protect critical assets and reduce lateral movement.
• Develop long-term network security architecture roadmaps in partnership with infrastructure, cloud, and application teams, balancing risk reduction and business enablement.
• Provide executive leadership for IDS/IPS, detection engineering, threat prevention, monitoring, analytics, continuous tuning, and incident readiness.
• Advance scalable security engineering using automation, orchestration, analytics, AI-enabled capabilities, policy automation, and workflow optimization.
• Establish governance and audit readiness, including executive metrics, dashboards, objectives, and performance indicators that demonstrate measurable risk reduction.
• Lead and develop high-performing cybersecurity teams by setting priorities, building future leaders, and influencing executive investment and risk decisions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of cybersecurity or network security experience, including 5+ years leading enterprise-scale programs or engineering teams in complex, regulated environments.
• Deep expertise in enterprise firewalls, network segmentation, IDS/IPS, access governance, network and cloud security architecture, threat modeling, secure design, monitoring, and cybersecurity frameworks.
• A Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, plus 10+ years of related experience.
• Experience leading multiple cybersecurity functions spanning enterprise firewall governance, security architecture, segmentation programs, perimeter defense, threat detection and prevention, compliance, security engineering, and modernization initiatives.

Technologies

• Enterprise firewalls
• Network segmentation and micro-segmentation
• IDS/IPS
• Threat modeling
• Cybersecurity frameworks
• Automation and orchestration
• Analytics and AI-enabled capabilities
• Policy automation and workflow optimization

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
• Adoption Reimbursement
• Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance
• Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Extensive employee wellness programs
• Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone
• Long Term Grants and Deferred Compensation
• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 28 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)

Preferred Qualifications

• CISSP, CISM, CCSP, GIAC, or equivalent industry certifications.
• Experience leading large-scale enterprise firewall governance and security architecture programs.
• Experience implementing enterprise segmentation strategies and threat defense platforms.
• Experience delivering security modernization, automation, and AI-enabled security initiatives.
• Experience developing executive risk metrics and cybersecurity performance dashboards.

Location: Atlanta, GA (onsite). Also listed: Charlotte, North Carolina; Dallas, Texas; and USA: NJ Middletown / S Laurel Ave - Bldg A: 200 S Laurel Ave Bldg A.

Weekly Hours: 40. Time Type: Regular. Salary Range: USD 188,100 - 316,000 per year.

Supervisor: Yes.