Why Valvoline Global Operations?
 
At Valvoline Global Operations, we’re proud to be The Original Motor Oil, but we’ve never rested on being first. Founded in 1866, we introduced the world’s first branded motor oil, staking our claim as a pioneer in the automotive and industrial solutions industry. Today, as an affiliate of Aramco, one of the world’s largest integrated energy and chemicals companies, we are driven by innovation and committed to creating sustainable solutions for a better future.

With a global presence, we develop future-ready products and provide best-in-class services for our partners around the world. For us, originality isn’t just about where we began; it’s about where we’re headed and how we’ll lead the way. We are originality in motion.

Our corporate values—Care, Integrity, Passion, Unity, and Excellence—are at the heart of everything we do. These values define how we operate, how we treat one another, and how we engage with our partners, customers, and the communities we serve. At Valvoline Global, we are united in our commitment to:

•    Treating everyone with care.
•    Acting with unwavering integrity.
•    Striving for excellence in all endeavors.
•    Delivering on our commitments with passion.
•    Collaborating as one unified team.

When you join Valvoline Global, you’ll become part of a culture that celebrates creativity, innovation, and excellence. Together, we’re shaping the future of automotive and industrial solutions.

How You’ll Make an Impact

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Network Security Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of our robust network security infrastructure, ensuring the protection of critical data and systems across the organization. As a Sr Network Security Engineer, this role will be the primary SME for maintaining all network security reference architectures, roadmaps and backlog for the network team.  This position needs to have a strong background in network security for both on-prem (branch/datacenter) and cloud. It is essential that this role has experience in deploying firewall architectures and understanding ingress/egress security stack flows.   Some examples for the role will be to refine and document current rule standard and compliance, segmentation strategies, split-tunneling, build/mature NAC, baseline configurations, wireless security and remote access.  It’s a requirement to understand integrations of SASE (ZTNA vs SDWAN vs Remote Access), CASB, NGFW, IDS/IPS and be able to discuss where to apply security features such as DDOS, WAF, decryption, DLP and end point security. Working closely with the Network Architect and Sr Network Cloud engineer to determine best practice network security in current and future reference architectures.  The Sr Network Security Engineer will need to educate global team members on security best practices.  Working closely with Security Engineering to build a strong partnership, creating synergy and RACI amongst the teams. 

Network Security Architecture Design:

• Develop and implement comprehensive network security architectures, including firewall policies, VPNs, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), network segmentation, and access control mechanisms.

Threat Analysis and Vulnerability Management:

• Conduct regular security assessments of network vulnerability scans to identify potential security risks, prioritize remediation actions, and implement necessary security patches.

Compliance Management:

• Ensure network security practices align with industry standards and regulatory requirements, including data privacy regulations and compliance audits.

Technical Leadership and Mentorship:

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior network security engineers, sharing expertise and best practices.  Develop operational workflows and actions for day-to-day network operations.

Capacity Planning and Upgrades:

• Evaluate and recommend network security infrastructure upgrades to stay ahead of emerging threats and evolving technologies.

Collaboration with Cross-Functional Teams:

• Work closely with IT operations, application development, and security teams to ensure holistic security across the organization.
• Other duties and responsibilities as determined by Valvoline from time to time in its sole discretion.

Communications: 

• Participate with EA teams, Network Teams, Cloud Team and Application Development teams to extract network security requirements, communicate current standards and capability.  Align with Security Engineering, Network Architect, Sr Network Cloud Engineer for network security development.

What You’ll Need

• The ability to travel up to 20%
• Must be willing to be flexible for evening and weekend work where escalations, projects, or other management initiatives dictate.

Education Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Business Administration (or higher) in an IT related field. MBA Preferred.

Experience Required:

• Minimum 10+ years of large enterprise IT experience required.
• Minimum 10+ years of Network Security
• Preferred 5+ years of Cloud Security
• Preferred 10+ years integrating advanced NGFW features

What Will Set You Apart

• Relevant security certifications (CISSP, CISA, CCNP Security, etc.)
• Experience with cloud security architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Knowledge of advanced threat analysis techniques and emerging security trends.
• Proven track record of leading and mentoring junior security engineers.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.  Enjoy collaborating with peers and other IT and security teams
• Strategic Vision – Ability to understand and see the “big picture” related to business and IT objectives
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills and ability to take a leadership role when necessary
• Roadmap development
• Network Architecture: LAN/WAN/DMZ
• Network Segmentation
• Network Security Architecture Design:
• Vulnerability Management
• Lifecycle Management
• Network Patch Management
• Encryption Technologies: PKI, AES, RSA
• Network Security Capability:  NGFW, IDS/IPS, ATP, IPSEC, B2B, NAC, AV, EDR, SIEM, DLP, CASB, DDOS, TLS, SSL, SSO
• Be familiar discussing difference between vendors: Palo Alto, Forigate, Juniper, Cisco

 Valvoline Global is an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to fostering an environment where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives and skills. We strictly prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind, regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected characteristic.

We are committed to ensuring accessibility throughout our recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in any stage of the recruitment or selection process, please contact us at:.

•    Phone: 1-800-Valvoline
•    Email: 1800valvoline@valvolineglobal.com

This contact information is solely for accommodation requests. For inquiries about application status, please use the appropriate channels listed in your application materials.

Are You Ready to Make an Impact?

At Valvoline Global, we’re looking for passionate and talented individuals to join our journey of innovation and excellence. Are you ready to shape the future with us? Apply today.

Requisition ID: 1276