SVP, Network Security Engineering Lead
Jefferies · Financial Services · 5,001-10,000 employees
Five Corners, Hudson County · Onsite · full_time
CLI Career Level
SVP-equivalent
Low confidence
Opportunity Score
53/100
Mixed
Moderate confidence
Executive Fit
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First seen Aug 17, 2026 · Last verified 2 months ago · Sourced from Adzuna US — VP security
CLI Take
Scope matches the title
CLI reads this as a SVP-equivalent mandate, consistent with how the employer has titled it. Employer profile: 5,001-10,000 employee organization, publicly traded, revenue 50m 250m. The reporting line sits below the executive team — the role reports to Head of Information Security. Total compensation and team size are not disclosed and remain the main open questions before pursuing it.
Why this role scores the way it does
53/100 — mixed opportunity quality. CLI reads this as a SVP-equivalent mandate. Strongest signal: Employer profile: 5,001-10,000 employee organization, publicly traded, revenue 50m 250m. Main drag on the score: The reporting line sits below the executive team — the role reports to Head of Information Security. 5 of 10 dimensions are not disclosed, which lowers confidence rather than the score.
Career level read
SVP-equivalent — The employer lists this as “SVP, Network Security Engineering Lead”. CLI reads it as SVP-equivalent because the role shows 5,001-10,000 employee organization.
Low confidence
What makes it attractive
- Employer profile: 5,001-10,000 employee organization, publicly traded, revenue 50m 250m.
- CLI's analysis reads this as steady-state ownership rather than a build mandate.
What to probe before applying
- The reporting line sits below the executive team — the role reports to Head of Information Security.
- The posting reads closer to an individual contributor mandate: hands-on delivery expected.
Scoring components · Mixed
Compensation is not disclosed and there is no comparable set to place it against.
The reporting line sits below the executive team — the role reports to Head of Information Security.
Scope: no enterprise, global or multi-unit remit is described.
CLI's analysis reads this as steady-state ownership rather than a build mandate.
Executive and board exposure: not disclosed.
The posting reads closer to an individual contributor mandate: hands-on delivery expected.
Employer profile: 5,001-10,000 employee organization, publicly traded, revenue 50m 250m.
Team size: not disclosed.
Budget ownership: not disclosed.
No adverse signals identified in the posting.
Dimensions the employer does not disclose are excluded and the remaining weights are rebalanced, so missing information lowers confidence rather than the score.
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Compensation
No compensation disclosed and insufficient comparable data to estimate.
The mandate
Lead the research, design, engineering, and implementation of network security initiatives. The role focuses on hands-on technical execution of network segmentation, automation, and the integration of AI/LLM capabilities.
This is an SVP-level lead role within the Information Security team focused on technical network security engineering. The remit includes global network security design, segmentation, and DevOps integration.
Scope
- Reports to Head of Information Security
Domains and regulation
- Infrastructure Security
- DevSecOps
- Cloud Security
Requirements
Must have
- Deep technical expertise across network security and segmentation.
- Experience with automation and DevOps practices.
- Expertise in emerging AI/LLM driven capabilities.
- Hands-on engineering and implementation experience.
Preferred / bonus
- Nothing listed as optional.
Only must-have items are scored as hard constraints in Executive Fit.
Likely challenges
- Implementing emerging AI/LLM driven capabilities within network security.
- Deep technical execution across network segmentation and automation.
- Collaborating across infrastructure, application, and security teams in a complex financial environment.
Not stated in the posting: Reporting line (specific title) not stated.; Budget authority not disclosed.; Compensation range not disclosed.; Team size not disclosed.; Explicit regulatory compliance requirements not listed..
About Jefferies
Jefferies is a global investment banking and capital markets firm providing advisory, sales, trading, and asset management services. The company serves corporate clients, institutional investors, and government entities across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. For a security leader, the environment involves protecting high-stakes financial transactions and sensitive client data within a heavily regulated global framework.
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Headcount
- 5,001-10,000 employees
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Founded
- 1962
- Ownership
- Public company · NYSE:JEF
- Funding
- Publicly traded
- Revenue
- $50M – $250M
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