Cyber Network Security Engineer, Senior

Department: Govt Customer-Springfield

Location: Springfield, VA

Key Role
 

Responsible for R&D WAN network environment, network security and configuration of related network hardware and software. Analyze and implement security solutions in alignment with a security strategy and serve as focal point with site security and security accreditation personnel to lead and achieve security accreditation/ATO. Maintain an awareness of market and technology trends to bring best of breed solutions to the client. Apply advanced consulting skills and extensive technical expertise, including full industry knowledge. Develop innovative solutions to complex problems. Work without considerable direction and mentor or supervise team members. Must have active TS/SCI CI Poly.
 

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with cybersecurity / network engineering for DoD, federal, or commercial clients
• 3+ years experience configuring routers/switches and network appliances; hands on experience racking and cabling routers/switches and network appliances.
• 3+ years experience with firewall and/or IDP/IDS administration (FCR)
• 2+ years experience working with IPTABLES
• 1+ year experience working with Software Defined Networking and/or Service Mesh
• 2+ years working with access control layer administration
• 2+ years experience with IP network administration and BGP, OSPF, QUAGGA, EIGRP dynamic routing protocols

• Direct experience with, and knowledge of the FedRAMP Risk Management Framework (RMF) accreditation process and the activities required to lead, obtain and maintain an Authority to Operate (ATO) for the DoD/Intelligence community.
 

Additional Qualifications
• Experience with security tools and devices, including network firewalls, web proxy, intrusion prevention systems, vulnerability scanners, or penetration tools
• 1+ years working with git command line interface (exposure or awareness ok)
• 2+ years experience with Linux administration
• AWS cloud certification or experience

• Experience with maintaining CI/CP pipeline for automating security and networking appliance configurations

• Ability to assist/guide project Site Reliability Engineers with network related hardware tasks