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# Director Cybersecurity - Enterprise Network Security

- **Company:** AT&T Inc.
- **Location:** Middletown Township, NJ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $188,100 - $316,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing Security, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Computer Networks, Identity and Access Management, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Intrusion Detection Systems, Network Security, Network Segmentation, In-Plane Switching (IPS), Technical Debt, Firewalls (Computer Science), Information Technology
- **Published:** October 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.disabledperson.com/jobs/76102609-director-cybersecurity-enterprise-network-security

## About the Role

* Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field with 10+ years of related experience., * 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.

## Description

This is a full-time onsite role based in the location(s) posted and is performed from the designated work location five days per week. No relocation is offered., The Director leads multiple cybersecurity functions responsible for enterprise firewall governance, security architecture, segmentation programs, perimeter defense, threat detection and prevention, compliance, security engineering, and modernization initiatives. This role partners across technology and business organizations to reduce cyber risk, improve operational efficiency, and enable secure business transformation., * Leads enterprise firewall strategy, architecture, lifecycle management, governance, policy standards, rule management, and access controls.

 * Modernizes firewall platforms through simplification, automation, scalability, compliance, technical debt reduction, and attack-surface minimization.
 * Defines enterprise network segmentation and micro-segmentation strategies that protect critical assets and reduce lateral movement.
 * Develops long-term network security architecture roadmaps with infrastructure, cloud, and application teams, balancing risk reduction and business enablement.
 * Provides executive leadership for IDS/IPS, detection engineering, threat prevention, monitoring, analytics, continuous tuning, and incident readiness.
 * Advances scalable security engineering through automation, orchestration, analytics, AI-enabled capabilities, policy automation, and workflow optimization.
 * Establishes governance, audit readiness, executive metrics, dashboards, objectives, and performance indicators that demonstrate measurable risk reduction.
 * Leads and develop high-performing cybersecurity teams, set priorities, build future leaders, and influence executive investment and risk decisions.
 * Brings 10+ years of cybersecurity or network security experience, including 5+ years leading enterprise-scale programs or engineering teams in complex, regulated environments.
 * Demonstrates deep expertise in enterprise firewalls, network segmentation, IDS/IPS, access governance, network and cloud security architecture, threat modeling, secure design, monitoring, and cybersecurity frameworks.