Lead, Network Security Analyst

Prudential is looking for a senior individual contributor to serve as a Lead, Network Security Analyst within the ISO Infrastructure Security organization. In this onsite role in Newark, NJ, you will focus on evaluating enterprise network security capabilities, uncovering risk and technical debt, and shaping actionable strategies to advance Zero Trust and related modernization initiatives.

Working in the Network Security Strategy & Analysis team, you will analyze current-state architectures and controls across campus, data center, cloud, and remote-access environments, then translate findings into target-state direction, roadmaps, and prioritized risk-reduction plans.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead complex current-state analysis of network security architecture, controls, processes, and technical debt across campus, data center, cloud, and remote-access environments.
• Produce strategic recommendations, target-state architectures, transition roadmaps, and prioritized plans to reduce risk across Zero Trust networking, segmentation, NAC, ZTNA, firewalls, proxy, and related capabilities.
• Assess architecture, configuration, telemetry, asset, vulnerability, and control data to identify material risks, systemic gaps, and opportunities to harden the environment.
• Functionally lead workstreams and provide technical guidance to less-experienced team members without direct people-management responsibility.
• Partner with operational and engineering teams to validate findings, define remediation approaches, set milestones, and drive agreed actions to completion.
• Participate in security architecture and design reviews, documenting requirements, assumptions, risks, compensating controls, and recommended decisions.
• Contribute reusable reference architectures, security patterns, engineering requirements, decision frameworks, and assessment methods aligned to enterprise standards.
• Communicate complex network security risks and tradeoffs to technical teams, business stakeholders, and senior leaders using concise, evidence-based recommendations.
• Define outcome-oriented metrics and contribute to executive reporting that shows risk reduction, control maturity, roadmap progress, and technical-debt retirement.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry practices and recommend where they should influence the network security strategy.
• Serve as the network security subject matter expert within the ISO Infrastructure Security team.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or Cybersecurity (or equivalent experience).
• Advanced experience in network security engineering, architecture, advisory, or strategy within a large and complex enterprise environment.
• Ability to independently structure ambiguous problems, develop analysis plans, evaluate alternatives, and deliver clear recommendations with minimal guidance.
• Ability to functionally lead complex work, mentor others, and leverage diverse ideas, experiences, and perspectives.
• Strong business insight to balance security risk, operational feasibility, customer impact, cost, and delivery constraints.
• Experience with agile delivery or program-management methods and cross-functional execution.
• Excellent problem solving, written communication, executive presentation, facilitation, and collaboration skills.

Technologies and Standards

• Zero Trust and NIST SP 800-207
• Check Point, Cisco, Zscaler
• NAC, ZTNA, firewalls, proxy, VPN, DNS security, WAF, load balancers
• SIEM, NIST 800-53, CIS Controls, ISO 27000, CMDB/IPAM

Preferred Qualifications

• CISSP, CCSP, CISM, SANS GIAC, or comparable security certification.
• Advanced network or security certifications from Cisco, Check Point, Zscaler, GIAC, or equivalent providers.
• Experience driving large-scale Zero Trust, segmentation, NAC, firewall modernization, or ZTNA transformation programs.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary range: USD 114,500 - 188,900 per year.
• 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 including parental and military leave.
• 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%).
• Company-funded pension plan.
• Wellness Programs including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs.
• Work/Life Resources covering topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.
• Education Benefit to support traditional college enrollment toward 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).

Note on incentives and eligibility: Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program, where any award depends on factors including individual and organizational performance. Some benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week.