Senior Network Security Engineer

Responsibilities

• Conduct onsite assessments and document current network architectures and mission-specific requirements.
• Lead and coordinate hardware installations across multiple environments.
• Recommend hardware specifications tailored to unique project needs.
• Support systems engineering teams by modeling and analyzing proposed solutions.
• Design, verify, and implement hardware test interfaces.
• Perform MTBF/MTTR analyses to strengthen reliability and maintainability.
• Analyze operational data to identify system vulnerabilities and performance gaps.
• Evaluate LAN/WAN designs and ensure architectures adhere to mission security needs.
• Research and assess COTS/GOTS technologies to drive mission capability.
• Provide high-level expertise in network engineering, architecture, and planning.
• Contribute to technical standards, interface specifications, and network troubleshooting.
• Ensure system designs and implementations meet all government security requirements.
• Develop and enhance security documentation for new and existing systems.
• Support wired and wireless network analysis and optimization.
• Conduct vendor comparisons, cost studies, and system scalability assessments.
• Deliver independent evaluations of complex network ecosystems and recommend enhancements.
• Identify and brief system weaknesses with clear, actionable recommendations.

Qualifications

• An active NSA TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• 8+ years of Network Security Engineering experience supporting complex SIGINT hardware systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field, or 5 additional years of experience in lieu of degree.
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification.
• At least three of the following certifications: – PCNSA – SNSA – SNSP – Symantec ProxySG 6.7 Technical Specialist – Cisco CCNA or higher.