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This role is four days onsite at our Wilmington, DE location, with the flexibility to work from home one day per week.
Overview:
- Responsible for implementing and supporting enterprise-scale Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) solutions and related network access control technologies. Enhances secure access controls, authentication services, device visibility, and network segmentation capabilities across wired, wireless, VPN, and cloud-connected environments. Assists the technical subject matter expert for Cisco ISE, authentication infrastructure, and Zero Trust initiatives, while mentoring less experienced engineers and supporting day-to-day operations and strategic cybersecurity projects. Responsible for designing and implementing large scale security systems and solutions to develop or enhance new or existing security solutions, solving advanced complex problems or enhancements. Acts as knowledge resource for and trains less experienced engineers. Completes day-to-day support activities and special projects.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Implement Cisco ISE-based Network Access Control (NAC) solutions supporting enterprise-wide authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) services.
- Configure and maintain Cisco ISE policies, including 802.1X authentication, RADIUS, TACACS+, device profiling, posture assessment, guest access, and BYOD onboarding.
- Assist in developing and maintaining role-based access controls, dynamic authorization policies, and network segmentation strategies using technologies such as Cisco TrustSec and Security Group Tags (SGTs).
- Support testing and validation activities for Cisco ISE deployments, upgrades, patches, integrations, and policy changes across wired, wireless, and VPN environments.
- Manage deployment and lifecycle management of Cisco ISE infrastructure, including distributed nodes, high-availability configurations, certificates, and identity source integrations.
- Maintain the integration of Cisco ISE with Active Directory, LDAP, PKI, certificate services, endpoint management platforms, SIEM solutions, and security orchestration tools.
- Develop automation and orchestration capabilities to streamline user provisioning, policy management, endpoint onboarding, compliance validation, and operational support activities.
- Analyze authentication, authorization, and network access events to identify security risks, optimize policies, and improve overall user experience.
- Troubleshoot complex authentication, authorization, certificate, device posture, and network access issues across enterprise environments.
- Partner with Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, and Identity teams to implement secure access solutions aligned with Zero Trust architecture principles.
- Serve as a technical liaison with Cisco and other vendors to resolve advanced support issues, evaluate product enhancements, and optimize solution performance.
- Assist leadership with product lifecycle management, including licensing, hardware refresh planning, software upgrades, certificate management, and technology roadmap development.
- Develop standards, procedures, and best practices for identity-driven network access control and secure network segmentation.
- Act as a technical mentor and knowledge resource for junior engineers and operations teams.
- Understand and adhere to the Company's risk and regulatory standards, policies, and controls in accordance with the Company's Risk Appetite. Design, implement, maintain, and enhance internal controls to mitigate risk on an ongoing basis. Identify risk-related issues requiring escalation to management.
- Promote an environment that supports belonging and reflects the Company's values.
- Maintain internal control standards, including timely implementation of audit findings and remediation activities.
- Complete other related duties as assigned.
Scope of Responsibilities:
- This role primarily supports the following cybersecurity functions:
- Identity & Access Engineering
- Maintains enterprise authentication and authorization solutions.
- Assist in the Development and maintenance identity-driven access controls for users, devices, applications, and network resources.
- Supports Zero Trust initiatives through least-privilege access controls and policy enforcement.
- Security & Network Infrastructure
- Maintains secure network access architecture across wired, wireless, VPN, and remote access environments.
- Implements network segmentation, device visibility, posture validation, and access control technologies to reduce organizational risk.
- Maintains and optimizes Cisco ISE and related security infrastructure platforms.
- Additional Responsibilities:
- Partners primarily with Cybersecurity, Network Engineering, Enterprise Infrastructure, Identity Management, and Technology teams.
- Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and criteria to achieve objectives with limited supervision.
- Serves as a subject matter expert for Cisco ISE, AAA services, NAC technologies, and identity-based network security. Demonstrates advanced proficiency in cybersecurity and network infrastructure technologies.
Education and Experience Required:
Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years’ relevant work experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 9 years’ higher education and/or work experience.
Education and Experience Preferred:
- Advanced understanding of the security system development and infrastructure lifecycle and architecture, and systems design.
- Proven experience with the development and customization of tools utilized in assigned Cybersecurity function.
- Demonstrated ability to translate architecture into technical requirements.
- Proficient level of critical thinking and problem solving ability.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience partnering with leaders to design solutions to business needs.
- Proficient persuasive communication skills to gain buy-in of others.
- Strong ability to analyze and draw reliable conclusions based on large volumes of quantitative data from diverse sources.
- Ability effectively serves in indirect leadership role.
M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $128,100.00 - $213,500.00 (USD). The successful candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation.
Location:
Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Lead Network Engineer
Align your credentials to EB-2 or EB-3
An advanced degree or a bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive network engineering experience positions you for EB-2. If you hold a four-year degree without that experience depth, EB-3 professional classification is the more accurate fit for PERM filing.
Look up your PERM prevailing wage early
Your employer's PERM filing must meet the Department of Labor's prevailing wage for your SOC code and work location. Use the OFLC Wage Search to find the wage level before negotiations so your offered salary clears the threshold before the process starts.
Find sponsors through Migrate Mate
Target employers who have an active history of sponsoring green cards for network engineering roles. Migrate Mate lists U.S. employers with verified employment-based sponsorship history, searchable by role and location, so you're not cold-applying to companies unlikely to file.
Understand what the PERM recruitment test means for you
Before filing PERM, your employer must run a formal recruitment process and document that no minimally qualified U.S. worker applied. Your job description in those ads must match exactly what USCIS will later see in the I-140, so flag any inaccurate postings to HR early.
Account for per-country priority date backlogs
If you were born in India or China, your priority date determines when USCIS can approve your I-485, and backlogs can extend the wait significantly. File your I-140 as early as your employer allows to lock in the earliest possible priority date.
Know your AC21 portability rights before switching jobs
Once your I-485 has been pending 180 days or more, AC21 portability lets you move to a new employer in the same or similar occupation without restarting the green card process, as long as the new role still fits the Lead Network Engineer classification.
Green Card Lead Network Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Lead Network Engineer role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Both classifications can apply depending on your credentials. EB-2 requires an advanced degree or a bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive experience in network engineering. EB-3 covers professionals with a qualifying four-year degree. Your employer and immigration counsel will determine which category fits your profile before filing PERM with the Department of Labor.
How is green card sponsorship different from H-1B sponsorship for a Lead Network Engineer?
H-1B visa is a temporary work status with a fixed duration and an annual lottery. Green card sponsorship through EB-2 or EB-3 leads to lawful permanent residency with no renewal requirement. The process is longer, requiring PERM labor certification from the Department of Labor, an approved I-140 petition, and either adjustment of status or consular processing, but the outcome is permanent authorization to live and work in the U.S.
What does the PERM labor certification process involve for network engineering roles?
PERM requires your employer to obtain a prevailing wage determination from the Department of Labor, conduct a formal recruitment campaign using specific advertising methods, and document that no minimally qualified U.S. worker applied for the position. The job requirements listed in PERM ads must match your actual duties and the qualifications your employer will cite in the I-140 petition filed with USCIS.
How do I find employers who actively sponsor green cards for Lead Network Engineer positions?
Start with Migrate Mate, which lists U.S. employers with verified employment-based sponsorship history searchable by role and location. Many large technology companies, managed service providers, government contractors, and financial institutions regularly sponsor network engineering roles, but confirming actual PERM filing history before applying saves significant time in your search.
Can I change employers after my green card process has started?
Yes, under two distinct rules. If your original I-140 was approved, a new employer can often retain that priority date when filing a new I-140. Separately, once your I-485 has been pending 180 days or more, AC21 portability allows you to move to a new employer in the same or similar occupation without restarting the entire process, provided USCIS accepts the new role as sufficiently similar to the sponsored position.