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Peraton Labs · 1 week ago

Senior Network Security Engineer (SDN / Multi-Enclave)

College Park, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$146K/yr - $234K/yr

12+ years exp

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe. They are seeking a Senior Network Security Engineer to provide technical leadership for the secure design and implementation of network architectures across multiple enclaves, focusing on enhancing network resilience and security compliance.

ConsultingInformation ServicesMarket Research

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design, engineer, and validate secure network/systems solutions spanning multiple enclaves with varying security boundaries and classification levels

Recommend and implement system-level security solutions to satisfy mission, compliance, and operational requirements

Perform and support security planning, assessments, risk analysis, risk management, including documentation and briefing of risk decisions and mitigations

Support our government customer in enforcing the design and implementation of trusted relationships among external systems and architectures (e.g., interconnections, cross-domain dependencies, boundary protections)

Engineer and secure SDN-enabled architectures (i.e. controller/overlay models), ensuring segmentation, policy enforcement, and strong access control

Install, configure, harden, troubleshoot, and support network telecommunications infrastructure and security capabilities

Develop/maintain network security artifacts such as security design packages, interface control documentation, diagrams, and compliance evidence

Conduct root-cause analysis of security or connectivity issues and implement corrective actions that preserve mission availability and security posture

Provide technical guidance to teams and stakeholders; participate in design reviews, security reviews, and change control activities

Qualification

Network Security EngineeringSoftware Defined NetworkingSecurity Compliance ExperienceCisco Certified Network AssociateNetwork Telecommunications SupportRouting ProtocolsRisk ManagementTechnical GuidanceTechnical Documentation

Required

Minimum of 12 years of experience as a Network Security Engineer (or related role) supporting DoD/IC programs, and a Bachelor's in Computer Science, Cybersecurity Engineering, System Engineering, Network Engineering or related discipline. 4 years of additional experience may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree (for a total of 16 years of experience)

5+ years of experience demonstrating principles, theories, methods, and techniques of security software (IOS) and hardware across Juniper, FORE, and Cisco routers/switches

Demonstrated experience in the installation and support of network telecommunications, with expert-level network security knowledge

Hands-on knowledge and troubleshooting experience with: LAN/WAN, VLANs, VoIP, Routing: RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, Authentication: AAA/TACACS, Security controls: Juniper/FORE/Cisco ACLs

Experience implementing and troubleshooting secure network products such as VPNs and IDS/IPS (or equivalent)

Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, securing, or operating Software Defined Networking solutions

Demonstrated experience supporting security compliance (planning, assessment, audit support, evidence collection, control implementation/validation)

An active/current Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification is required for this role; additionally, you should have or have documented (over 50%) progress toward completion of a Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification

This position requires US Citizenship and an active/current TS/SCI w/ Polygraph