Network Security Engineer - long-; Government) Position

Network Security Engineer

Senior Network Security Engineer II supports the ongoing design, implementation, operation, and security of the Client network and its supporting security infrastructure.

Washington DC – Hybrid (on-site 3x/week). Flexible work from home options available.

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, related field, or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of experience.

• Ability to monitor and analyze data traffic patterns within the Client network infrastructure.
• Identify network problems and recommend improvements to ensure optimal performance.
• Improve network quality regarding any degradation.
• Enhance security and knowledge of the latest security threats, worms, and malware and advise on how to deter them.
• Ensure reliability and stability of the work through the above actions.
• Configure routers, switches, firewalls and other appliances in compliance with Client security standards.
• Monitor security measures in place within the network perimeter, ensuring breaches do not occur and information is safeguarded from unauthorized access.
• Proactively oversee the activities involved in quality resolution of complex technical issues, responding with an appropriate sense of urgency to problems escalated to Network Engineer’s level.

• Experience building large scale, multi‑site network architectures (Required).
• Experience with secure remote access/WAN technologies (IPsec, VPN, etc.) (Required).
• Knowledge of network‑based and system‑level attacks and mitigation methods (Required).
• Experience with firewalls:
  Cisco Firepower (NGFW) or Cisco ASA Firewalls (Required).
• Experience with security routing protocols (Required).