26-1099: Network Security Engineer (NDR) - Beltsville, MD

Since our inception in 2006, Navitas has grown into an industry leader in digital transformation, serving as trusted advisors to commercial, federal, and state/local markets. We deliver award-winning technology solutions that empower customers to use technology as a competitive advantage.

About the role

We are seeking a highly motivated Network Security Engineer to support technical planning, systems integration, verification and validation, risk analysis, and operational support for complex enterprise systems. This role contributes to the full system lifecycle—from concept development and design through installation, operations, maintenance, and disposal—and requires balancing technical, schedule, and cost constraints.

This is a hybrid position with 2–3 days per week on-site at a customer facility in Beltsville, MD. The role supports a mission-focused technical environment, requiring collaboration across engineering, operations, and program management teams. Candidates should be comfortable working in dynamic environments with evolving technical priorities.

Responsibilities

• Perform technical planning and systems engineering activities
• Support system integration, verification, and validation efforts
• Manage, monitor, and optimize network traffic visibility for NDR platforms across enterprise environments
• Support network architecture reviews, packet analysis, and traffic flow troubleshooting to improve threat detection capabilities
• Collaborate with network engineering teams on switch, router, firewall, and IDS/IPS integrations supporting NDR operations
• Analyze network telemetry, packet captures (PCAPs), NetFlow, and other network data sources to identify security threats and performance issues
• Conduct cost, risk, supportability, and effectiveness analyses
• Analyze systems across all lifecycle phases: concept development, design and fabrication, testing and installation, operations and maintenance, system disposal and transition
• Translate customer and product requirements into total system solutions
• Collaborate with technical teams, stakeholders, and program leadership
• Support troubleshooting, operational analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Ensure technical solutions align with mission and program objectives

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related technical field
• One or more of the following certifications: CASP+ CE, CCNA Security, CISSP (or Associate of CISSP), CND, CSSLP, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, SSCP
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with systems engineering lifecycle
• 3+ years of experience with Network Detection & Response (NDR) tools
• Active Secret clearance (or higher) is required
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a High-Risk Public Trust (HRPT) clearance

Skills

• Experience with Darktrace NDR (preferred)
• Strong systems engineering and analytical capabilities
• Experience supporting enterprise or mission-critical environments
• Knowledge of systems lifecycle management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced technical environment
• Strong problem-solving and organizational skills

Pay

Salary range: $110,000 – $150,000. The pay range provided is a good-faith estimate and represents the range the company reasonably expects to pay for this position at the time of posting. Individual compensation may vary based on skills, experience, education, certifications, geographic location, and business needs.

Navitas Business Consulting is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.