Network Security Automation Engineer
Listed on 2026-09-09
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IT/Tech
Cybersecurity, Network Security, Systems Engineer, Network Engineer
Network Security Automation Engineer
The Opportunity:
Secure cyber training environments require more than well-designed networks. They must also be repeatable, testable, isolated, and capable of being deployed and removed through automation. We need a Network Security Automation Engineer who can combine network securityexpertisewith cloud engineering and infrastructure-as-code practices to support critical Department of Defense missions.
On our team,you’lldesign and automate secure, cloud-based cyber range networks.
You’ll translate operational and security requirements into reusable infrastructure components that deploy virtual networks, routing, firewalls, VPN services, traffic inspection, logging, and monitoring capabilities.
You’llwork with technologies such as AWS Transit Gateway, Gateway Load Balancer, Palo Alto VM-Series firewalls, AWS Network Firewall, VPC endpoints, and centralized logging. Using infrastructure as code, scripting, APIs, and CI/CD pipelines,you’ll automate network deployment,firewall integration, configuration validation, and environment teardown.
You’ll collaborate with cybersecurity SMEs, platform engineers, vendors, and range operators to develop secure and reliable network architectures. You’ll troubleshoot routing, traffic inspection,firewall, and interoperability issues while ensuring each environmentremainsisolated from corporate networks, other ranges, and unauthorized external systems.
This is an opportunity to apply your network security experience while advancing your skills in cloud automation, software-defined networking, and secure infrastructure engineering.
Work with us to build automated, repeatable, and defensible cyber environments for the DoD.
Join us. The worldcan’twait.
You Have:5+ years of experience with network security or designing IT systems and networks for large commercial enterprises or government agencies
3+ years of experience with firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, network segmentation, boundary protection, or vulnerability assessment
Experience designing and securing cloud or enterprise network architectures
Experience with Palo Alto, Cisco, or Juniper firewalls
Experience automating infrastructure using an infrastructure-as-code framework such as AWS CDK, Cloud Formation, or Terraform
Experience developing automation with Type Script, Python, Power Shell, Bash, APIs, or orchestration tools
Experience with routing, switching, VPNs, security groups, network access controls, and traffic inspection
Experience using network monitoring, flow logs, and centralized logging to analyze traffic and troubleshoot connectivity and using Git, CI/CD workflows, and packet analysis tools such as Wireshark
HS diploma or GED
Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification within 3 months of start date
Experience with AWS networking services, including VPC, Transit Gateway, Gateway Load Balancer, Network Firewall, Client VPN, NAT Gateway, or VPC endpoints, and developing AWS Lambda functions or custom infrastructure integrations
Experience deploying or automating Palo Alto VM-Series firewalls in AWS
Experience with AWS CDK and Type Script
Experience creating automated infrastructure tests, configuration validation, or policy-as-code controls
Experience with multi-VPC inspection architectures and centralized firewall services
Experience with Ansible or Python-based network automation
Experience integrating network telemetry with Elastic, Splunk, or another SIEM platform
Experience building cyber ranges, test environments, or other disposable cloud infrastructure
Knowledge of DoD cybersecurity requirements, including STIGs and the DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide
Ability to communicate technical architecture and automation concepts to engineers, operators, and mission stakeholders
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