SASE Architect (IT Engineering) at Keysight Technologies in Colorado Springs, CO

Job description

Overview Keysight is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~15,000 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more about what we do. Our award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers. Lead the evolution of Keysight's global Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) strategy and architecture. As a senior technical leader, you will drive the design and implementation of Zero Trust security solutions that support a global workforce and complex enterprise environment. This role offers the opportunity to influence long-term security strategy, partner with senior leadership, and help define the future state of secure access across Keysight. In this highly visible role, you will serve as a trusted technical leader responsible for advancing Keysight's global secure access architecture. You'll define technology standards, guide strategic initiatives, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative security solutions that enable business growth while protecting critical assets. Working with cutting-edge cloud, network, and security technologies, you'll help drive the transformation of secure access across the enterprise and influence the direction of cybersecurity for years to come. Responsibilities SASE Architecture & Strategy Define and own Keysight's global Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Security Service Edge (SSE) architecture, with Netskope Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), and Zero Trust Network Access (Private Access/ZTNA) as the core platform. Develop and maintain the SASE technology roadmap, reference architectures, design standards, and policy frameworks that support secure web access, SaaS and cloud services, and private application access across 130+ global sites and a hybrid workforce. Lead architecture and technical decision-making for major initiatives, including migration from legacy VPN, proxy, and firewall-based access solutions to Netskope, cloud and SaaS adoption, M&A integrations, and strategic security enhancements. Design and oversee integrations between Netskope and identity, endpoint, cloud, and security platforms, including SSO, MFA, Conditional Access, SIEM/SOAR, DLP, and cloud-native services, to deliver consistent end-to-end security. Evaluate emerging technologies, vendor roadmap developments, licensing strategies, and cost optimization opportunities; develop architecture decision records, recommendations, and business cases for leadership. Partner closely with Information Security, Identity, Cloud, Endpoint, Infrastructure, and Application teams to ensure solutions align with security, compliance, privacy, and business requirements. Technical Leadership & Operational Excellence Serve as the senior technical authority and Tier 3 escalation point for the Netskope platform, providing guidance on complex incidents, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and long-term corrective actions. Mentor and coach engineers while promoting best practices, operational excellence, automation, infrastructure-as-code, and scalable support models. Drive adoption of APIs, Python, Terraform, and other automation technologies to improve reliability, consistency, operational efficiency, and service scalability. Define monitoring standards, service-level objectives (SLOs), capacity planning, resiliency requirements, failover strategies, and business continuity designs for SASE services. Establish architectural and operational standards that reduce risk, improve user experience