* Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (e.g., Computer Science, Network Engineering) or equivalent practical experience. * 5 years of direct experience in a security engineering, network security, or infrastructure security role. * Experience with network security fundamentals (e.g., BGP, Firewalls, ACLs), analyzing high-volume traffic patterns, and mitigating external network threats. * Direct experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Go) for network automation or security tooling.