Senior Engineer - Network Security

As a Senior Engineer - Network Security, you will design, build, and support secure, high-performing network solutions across data centers and remote environments. You will tackle complex issues, guide decisions, and help shape how the network evolves. Your work will span firewalls, Zero Trust access, cloud security, and automation. You will also partner closely with engineers and application teams to improve reliability and performance.

This role is hybrid, which means you will be required to work on site Monday through Thursday at the Best Buy corporate office in Richfield, Minnesota. You can work virtually from home or another non‑Best Buy location on Friday. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.

What you'll do

• Deploy and support firewalls, ZTNA, NAC, and related network platforms
• Build automation for configuration, provisioning, and monitoring
• Analyze network performance and plan for growth and scale
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex issues
• Contribute to technical planning and architecture decisions
• Work with cross-functional teams to improve connectivity and security

Basic qualifications

• 3+ years of network security experience with bachelor's or advanced degree in IT, Computer Science, business or related field, OR appropriate industry certification(s) OR equivalent relevant professional experience

Preferred qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience
• Knowledge of cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Experience with network automation and scripting
• Hold an industry certifications ie. Cisco, Fortinet, Juniper, Palo Alto. F5, AWS
• Background in large, global enterprise environments (1000+ sites)
• Proficiency in Routing/Switching/ACI/BGP/Terraform/DNS

What's in it for you

We're committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. Best Buy offers a range of benefits to support your overall well-being and provide support as you need it, especially at key moments in your life.

Our benefits include:

Best Buy provides different types of leaves of absence (LOA) and potential pay sources to employees based on eligibility. The length of your LOA depends on your situation, where you live, your full-time or part-time employment status, and federal and state regulations. Intermittent or reduced-schedule leave is also available for certain medical or family care leaves. Paid time off (vacation or PTO) is offered to full-time and part-time employees based on work location, employment status, salary or hourly status (exempt/non-exempt), and years of continued or bridged service.

Certain roles, where market norms demand it, are eligible for various forms of incentive pay to drive performance and offer recognition for achieving financial and strategic results. For more information about our incentive pay plans, including eligibility, please refer to our Incentive Programs Summary.

For more information about benefits, LOA and paid time off, please refer to our Benefits Guide.

About us

As part of the Best Buy team, you'll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life - in our stores, online and in customers' homes.

Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We're committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic sel