VPN/Firewall Engineer - 173626

About the role

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a VPN/Firewall Engineer to support the U.S. Navy. This role is 100% onsite in Norfolk, VA; Pearl Harbor, HI; San Diego, CA; Washington Navy Yard, DC; or Pensacola, FL. The VPN/Firewall Engineer will serve as a network security go‑to, with a focus on enterprise firewall, VPN, DMZ, and network security engineering, operations, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide Tier III network engineering & SME support for enterprise firewall, VPN, DMZ, routing, switching, & network security technologies supporting the NMCI environment
• Design, configure, maintain, troubleshoot, & implement enterprise network security appliances, including firewalls, VPNs, DMZs, & Cisco/Juniper network infrastructure
• Collaborate with Network Operations, Network Engineering, NOC, Release Management, & project teams to execute network upgrades, maintenance, integrations, performance tuning, & service improvements
• Develop & maintain Engineering Implementation Plans (EIPs), network SOPs/TTPs, automation solutions, & technical documentation while identifying opportunities for network automation & best‑practice improvements
• Support Incident & Problem Management, including Tier III escalations, vendor engagement, root cause analysis, & participation in an on‑call rotation to support mission‑critical operations

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• 8–12+ years of relevant network engineering experience; equivalent experience may be considered
• Active Secret security clearance
• IAT Level III certification (CCNP Security, CISSP, or CASP+)
• Certification from Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto, or F5 Networks
• Extensive experience engineering & troubleshooting enterprise networks, including firewalls, VPNs, DMZs, routing, switching, MPLS, BGP, OSPF, IS‑IS, VLANs, STP, multicast, & IP/subnet addressing
• Strong understanding of network security, defense‑in‑depth principles, network architecture, modern network topologies, & network appliance security
• Experience with Ansible, Python, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), & network automation

Pay

Salary: $90,000–$100,000 depending on experience

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k Plan
• Holidays
• PTO
• sick leave as required by law