Network & Firewall Architecture Lead

Yum! Brands
United States
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 157,100 - 184,900 annuallyFunction: Architecture & Urban PlanningExperience: 12+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Risk-based decision-making","Written communication","Verbal communication","Influencing senior leaders","Mentoring"]

Own global network and firewall architecture standards, governance processes, reference designs, and design patterns for Yum’s multi-region environment. Define architectural guardrails across connectivity, segmentation, perimeter controls, cloud connectivity, and remote access, and run architecture reviews to prevent technical drift. Serve as the final technical authority for high-risk changes and major firewall/segmentation decisions, guiding modernization roadmaps to reduce technical debt and improve resiliency, security, and operational efficiency.

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Yum! Brands
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Network & Firewall Architecture Lead

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Job Summary

Own global network and firewall architecture standards, governance processes, reference designs, and design patterns for Yum’s multi-region environment. Define architectural guardrails across connectivity, segmentation, perimeter controls, cloud connectivity, and remote access, and run architecture reviews to prevent technical drift. Serve as the final technical authority for high-risk changes and major firewall/segmentation decisions, guiding modernization roadmaps to reduce technical debt and improve resiliency, security, and operational efficiency.
Location: United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Architecture & Urban Planning
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own global network and firewall architecture standards, governance processes, reference architectures, and design patterns.
  • •Define and maintain architectural guardrails for network connectivity, firewall policy design, segmentation, perimeter controls, cloud connectivity, and remote access.
  • •Establish architecture review practices to ensure designs align to enterprise standards, cybersecurity expectations, operational requirements, and business objectives.
  • •Provide architectural leadership for major network, firewall, infrastructure, security, cloud, and transformation initiatives, translating strategy into architecture requirements and implementation guardrails.
  • •Serve as final technical authority for high-risk network and firewall changes and architecture exceptions, reviewing and approving complex designs and ensuring validation, operational readiness, rollback planning, and post-implementation learning.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 157,100 - 184,900 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Expert-level knowledge of enterprise network and firewall architecture in complex, multi-region environments.
  • •Deep understanding of routing, switching, firewalls, network segmentation, VPN, SD-WAN, wireless, DNS, load balancing, remote access, cloud networking, and network security control patterns.
  • •Ability to define architecture standards, reference designs, guardrails, governance processes, and technical exception models.
  • •Typically 12+ years of relevant experience in network architecture, firewall architecture, infrastructure architecture, cybersecurity architecture, or related functions.
  • •Bachelor’s degree in IT/Cybersecurity/Computer Science/Network Engineering (or equivalent work experience).
Experience:12+ yearsEnterprise network architectureFirewall architectureMulti-region environmentsCybersecurity architectureInfrastructure architecture
Education:Bachelor's in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or Network Engineering
Skills:Risk-based decision-makingWritten communicationVerbal communicationInfluencing senior leadersMentoring
Certifications:CCIECCNPCISSPCISM
Tech Stack:Network architectureFirewall architectureRoutingSwitchingFirewallsNetwork segmentationVPNSD-WANWirelessDNSLoad balancingRemote accessCloud networkingSecurity architecture

Company Brief

Yum! Brands
Yum! Brands is a global quick-service restaurant company that develops, franchises and operates KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Habit Burger & Grill, serving tens of thousands of restaurants across more than 150 countries with digital and franchise-led growth strategies.
Industry: Restaurants & Food Service
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Louisville, United States
Founded: 1997
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