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Network Security Engineer roles qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations under the computer and information systems category, requiring at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field. Employers in finance, defense contracting, healthcare, and cloud infrastructure sponsor H-1B transfers and new cap-subject filings regularly for this role.
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Technology - Information Security
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, you will unlock an exciting and impactful career while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world's leading financial services institutions.
Your Team & Role
As a Lead, Network Security Analyst within the Network Security Strategy & Analysis team, within the ISO Infrastructure Security team, you will serve as a senior individual contributor focused on assessing enterprise network security capabilities, identifying risk and technical debt, and developing actionable strategies for Zero Trust, network segmentation, network access control, and network security modernization. You will partner with Network Engineering, Network Security Operations, Infrastructure, Cloud, Identity, Architecture, and other security teams to translate analysis into prioritized roadmaps and measurable risk reduction. You will explain difficult concepts, influence stakeholders, and work on extremely complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires evaluation of risk, controls, architecture, and business impact.
This role does not own day-to-day administration or operations of network security platforms; instead, this team will use analysis to drive environmental hardening and risk reduction. Success requires technical depth, strategic thinking, strong analytical judgment, and the ability to lead work through influence across multiple teams.
Here Is What You Can Expect on a Typical Day
- Lead complex current-state analysis/assessments of network security architecture, controls, processes, and technical debt across campus, data center, cloud, and remote-access environments.
- Develop strategic recommendations, target-state architectures, transition roadmaps, and prioritized risk-reduction plans for Zero Trust networking, segmentation, NAC, ZTNA, firewall, proxy, and related capabilities.
- Analyze 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 that own the technologies to validate findings, define remediation approaches, establish milestones, and drive agreed actions to completion.
- Participate in security architecture and design reviews, documenting requirements, assumptions, risks, compensating controls, and recommended decisions.
- Contribute to 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 demonstrates 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.
- Be the network security subject matter expert within the ISO Infrastructure Security Team.
The Skills & Expertise You Bring
- Bachelor of Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or equivalent experience in related fields.
- Advanced network security engineering, architecture, advisory, or strategy experience in 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 effectively leverage diverse ideas, experiences, and perspectives.
- Strong business insight and the ability 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.
Advanced Experience and/or Expertise with Several of the Following
- Enterprise network architecture and security controls across campus, branch, data center, cloud, internet edge, and remote-access environments.
- Firewalls, secure web gateways, proxies, ZTNA, VPN, DNS security, WAF, load balancers, and network detection capabilities, including platforms such as Check Point, Cisco, and Zscaler.
- Zero Trust principles, NIST SP 800-207, identity-aware access, least privilege, continuous verification, and policy-based access models.
- Network segmentation and microsegmentation strategies, trust-zone design, application dependency analysis, and east-west traffic controls.
- NAC strategy and design, including device discovery, profiling, authentication, authorization, 802.1X, exception handling, and phased enterprise adoption.
- Security architecture reviews, threat modeling, risk assessments, control design, compensating controls, and remediation planning.
- Information Security policies, standards, procedures, engineering specifications, NIST frameworks, ISO 27000 standards, NIST 800-53, and CIS Controls.
- Security analytics using SIEM, network telemetry, configuration data, asset inventories, vulnerability data, and CMDB/IPAM sources to identify and quantify risk.
- Metrics, KRIs, KPIs, maturity assessments, business cases, and multi-year security roadmaps.
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.
You'll Love Working Here Because You Can
Join a team and culture where your voice matters and where your work improves security outcomes. As you put your skills to use, we will help you expand both your technical and leadership capabilities through meaningful work and continuous learning.
What we offer you:
Prudential is required by state specific laws to include the salary range for this role when hiring a resident in applicable locations. The salary range for this role is from $114,500.00 to $188,900.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills.
- 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 $1,600 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.
If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email accommodations.hw@prudential.com.
If you are experiencing a technical issue with your application or an assessment, please email careers.technicalsupport@prudential.com to request assistance.
Job Classification:
Technology - Information Security
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, you will unlock an exciting and impactful career while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world's leading financial services institutions.
Your Team & Role
As a Lead, Network Security Analyst within the Network Security Strategy & Analysis team, within the ISO Infrastructure Security team, you will serve as a senior individual contributor focused on assessing enterprise network security capabilities, identifying risk and technical debt, and developing actionable strategies for Zero Trust, network segmentation, network access control, and network security modernization. You will partner with Network Engineering, Network Security Operations, Infrastructure, Cloud, Identity, Architecture, and other security teams to translate analysis into prioritized roadmaps and measurable risk reduction. You will explain difficult concepts, influence stakeholders, and work on extremely complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires evaluation of risk, controls, architecture, and business impact.
This role does not own day-to-day administration or operations of network security platforms; instead, this team will use analysis to drive environmental hardening and risk reduction. Success requires technical depth, strategic thinking, strong analytical judgment, and the ability to lead work through influence across multiple teams.
Here Is What You Can Expect on a Typical Day
- Lead complex current-state analysis/assessments of network security architecture, controls, processes, and technical debt across campus, data center, cloud, and remote-access environments.
- Develop strategic recommendations, target-state architectures, transition roadmaps, and prioritized risk-reduction plans for Zero Trust networking, segmentation, NAC, ZTNA, firewall, proxy, and related capabilities.
- Analyze 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 that own the technologies to validate findings, define remediation approaches, establish milestones, and drive agreed actions to completion.
- Participate in security architecture and design reviews, documenting requirements, assumptions, risks, compensating controls, and recommended decisions.
- Contribute to 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 demonstrates 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.
- Be the network security subject matter expert within the ISO Infrastructure Security Team.
The Skills & Expertise You Bring
- Bachelor of Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or equivalent experience in related fields.
- Advanced network security engineering, architecture, advisory, or strategy experience in 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 effectively leverage diverse ideas, experiences, and perspectives.
- Strong business insight and the ability 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.
Advanced Experience and/or Expertise with Several of the Following
- Enterprise network architecture and security controls across campus, branch, data center, cloud, internet edge, and remote-access environments.
- Firewalls, secure web gateways, proxies, ZTNA, VPN, DNS security, WAF, load balancers, and network detection capabilities, including platforms such as Check Point, Cisco, and Zscaler.
- Zero Trust principles, NIST SP 800-207, identity-aware access, least privilege, continuous verification, and policy-based access models.
- Network segmentation and microsegmentation strategies, trust-zone design, application dependency analysis, and east-west traffic controls.
- NAC strategy and design, including device discovery, profiling, authentication, authorization, 802.1X, exception handling, and phased enterprise adoption.
- Security architecture reviews, threat modeling, risk assessments, control design, compensating controls, and remediation planning.
- Information Security policies, standards, procedures, engineering specifications, NIST frameworks, ISO 27000 standards, NIST 800-53, and CIS Controls.
- Security analytics using SIEM, network telemetry, configuration data, asset inventories, vulnerability data, and CMDB/IPAM sources to identify and quantify risk.
- Metrics, KRIs, KPIs, maturity assessments, business cases, and multi-year security roadmaps.
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.
You'll Love Working Here Because You Can
Join a team and culture where your voice matters and where your work improves security outcomes. As you put your skills to use, we will help you expand both your technical and leadership capabilities through meaningful work and continuous learning.
What we offer you:
Prudential is required by state specific laws to include the salary range for this role when hiring a resident in applicable locations. The salary range for this role is from $114,500.00 to $188,900.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills.
- 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 $1,600 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.
If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email accommodations.hw@prudential.com.
If you are experiencing a technical issue with your application or an assessment, please email careers.technicalsupport@prudential.com to request assistance.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Network Security Engineer
Verify your degree satisfies specialty occupation
USCIS requires your degree field to directly relate to network security. A computer science or cybersecurity degree is clean. An unrelated degree paired with certifications like CISSP or CCNP may trigger an RFE, so document the connection explicitly before filing.
Target employers with active LCA filings
Search DOL's LCA disclosure data for employers who have filed under SOC code 15-1212 for Network and Computer Systems Administrators or 15-1299 for cybersecurity-adjacent titles. Companies with recurring filings in your metro area have established H-1B sponsorship processes and legal infrastructure already in place.
Check employer E-Verify enrollment early
Defense contractors and federal subcontractors are required to use E-Verify, which also makes them eligible STEM OPT employers. Confirming enrollment before your final interview round tells you whether a cap-gap extension or OPT-to-H-1B transition will be straightforward or complicated.
Use Migrate Mate to filter by H-1B filing history
Filter Network Security Engineer roles by employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history on Migrate Mate. This skips companies that claim they sponsor but have no DOL record, saving weeks of back-and-forth with recruiters who can't confirm their own firm's process.
Clarify prevailing wage level before negotiating
Your offered salary must meet the DOL prevailing wage for your job title, experience level, and work location. Run your role and zip code through the OFLC Wage Search before your offer conversation so you know whether a Level I or Level II wage applies and can negotiate within a compliant range.
Confirm who files if you hold a security clearance
Network security roles at defense contractors often require clearances that only U.S. persons can hold, which can complicate or block H-1B sponsorship at that employer entirely. Confirm upfront whether the specific role is restricted before investing time in the interview process.
H-1B Visa Network Security Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does Network Security Engineer qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. Network Security Engineer falls under computer and information systems occupations, which USCIS consistently recognizes as requiring at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as computer science, cybersecurity, or information technology. Roles requiring design of security architectures, threat analysis, or network intrusion response generally satisfy the specialty occupation definition without additional documentation.
Which industries sponsor H-1B visas most for Network Security Engineers?
Financial services, cloud infrastructure companies, healthcare systems, and federal contractors sponsor H-1B Network Security Engineers at high rates. Financial institutions face strict regulatory security requirements and hire internationally trained professionals routinely. Federal contractors are a notable exception: many roles require security clearances restricted to U.S. persons, so confirm clearance eligibility before applying. Browse verified sponsoring employers on Migrate Mate filtered by this role.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new Network Security Engineer employer?
Yes. H-1B portability under AC21 lets you start working for a new employer as soon as your transfer petition is filed, without waiting for approval, provided your original H-1B has been approved and you've been in valid status. Your new employer must file a new I-129 and a certified LCA at the prevailing wage for your new location before your start date.
How does the H-1B prevailing wage apply to Network Security Engineer roles?
DOL sets four wage levels for each occupation and location combination. Level I applies to entry-level roles with close supervision; Level III and IV cover senior engineers with specialized expertise or leadership responsibilities. Your employer certifies the offered salary meets or exceeds the applicable level on the LCA before filing. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up current wage levels for your specific metro area and experience tier.
Does holding certifications like CISSP or CCIE help my H-1B petition?
Certifications strengthen the job duties description in your petition and can support an employer's argument that the role requires specialized knowledge, but they don't substitute for a qualifying degree. If your degree field doesn't directly relate to network security, certifications become more important as supplementary evidence. USCIS evaluates the totality of credentials, so your employer's attorney should document how your combination of education, certifications, and experience maps to the role.