Network Security Engineer

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We’re Hiring:
Network Security Engineer (Hybrid | Annapolis, MD) 🚨

We are seeking an experienced Network Security Engineer to support a long-term (5-year) contract focused on designing, implementing, and securing enterprise network environments. This is a hybrid role with a mix of on-site and remote work.

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Location: Annapolis, MD
🏢 Work Model: Hybrid (3 days on-site / 2 days remote; expanded remote possible after 6 months)
⏰ Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM ET

The Network Security Engineer will play a critical role in planning, designing, implementing, and supporting secure, scalable, and resilient 24x7 network operations. This position works closely with engineering teams to modernize network security platforms and ensure defense-in-depth solutions.

• Associate degree in an IT-related field
• Active certifications:
  • Palo Alto Networks PCNSA or Network Security Professional
  • Cisco CCNA Enterprise or CCNA Security

• 10+ years of IT networking and security experience (U.S.
  
  -based)
• Advanced certifications (active or expired within 3 years), such as:
  • Palo Alto PCNSE / NGFW Engineer / Network Security Analyst
  • Cisco CCNP Enterprise or CCNP Security

• Design, engineer, and implement secure network solutions
• Lead or support migrations from legacy security platforms to next-gen technologies
• Troubleshoot critical network security issues and threat remediation
• Develop technical documentation, diagrams, and implementation plans
• Support capacity planning, monitoring, and operational improvements
• Provide leadership, guidance, and mentoring to team members
• Deliver weekly status reports and host status meetings

• Palo Alto NGFW, IDS/IPS, VPNs, Content Filtering, TLS/SSL Inspection
• Cisco routing, switching, wireless, and ISE/NAC
• Reverse proxies & load balancing (A10 preferred)
• MFA, PKI, micro-segmentation, cloud networking
• Routing protocols (EIGRP, OSPF, BGP)
• Tools:
  Panorama, Solar Winds, Nessus, NMAP, Wireshark