General Dynamics Information Technology · 6 hours ago
Cyber Security Network Engineer
Maryland, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$130K/yr - $168K/yr
8+ years expGeneral Dynamics Information Technology is a global technology and professional services company that supports cyber missions and operations across the federal government. They are seeking a Cyber Security Network Engineer to build, design, test, and deploy perimeter security systems, manage network security hardware and software, and collaborate with CyberOps staff to ensure network safety.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingConsultingCyber SecurityInformation Technology
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Manage and support all Network security hardware, software, cloud security services and logging analytics and analysis efforts and team members
Collaborate with existing CyberOps staff members and other OCIO support staff as well as federal management
Drive key outcomes and direct how the team innovates, resolves challenges, etc
Utilize all CyberOps, Network and log analytics and analysis tools to keep the customer secure. Examples would be Splunk, Palo Alto Networks, Nagios, Syslog tools, skills or technologies in the role
Plan, document, and implement hardware and software refresh and upgrade of Palo Alto perimeter devices
Conduct periodic firewall rule set review and auditing for standards and use
Create and maintain standard operating procedures and guides for new and/or existing perimeter hardware and software
Attend weekly teleconferences, onsite meetings, and participate in working groups, as related to constant changing security environment
Qualification
Required
Top Secret/SCI clearance level must be able to obtain
BI Full 6C (T4) Public Trust/Other Required
8+ years of related experience
US Citizenship Required
10+ years, IT network engineering support experience (Tier II, Tier III, network infrastructure implementation and maintenance)
IPv6 knowledge and implementation experience
3+ years supporting cloud environments such as AWS and Azure with a security specialty and focus
Competence with Linux and firewall command line interfaces
Expert experience in one or more of the following security devices: Palo Alto Firewalls, Cisco ASA/Firepower, Checkpoint, NetScreen
Experience supporting the configuration and maintenance of Firewall/DMZ infrastructure including Network and Application Firewall Packet Filtering technologies
Intermediate Linux experience with command line and understanding of basic scripting
Firsthand experience in developing and providing quality assurance review of engineering change orders relating to the replacement or enhancement of perimeter security hardware and software
Experienced with performing root cause analysis, risk identification and risk mitigation
Experienced with network monitoring and log analysis applications such as Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Enterprise Security, Nagios, Zenoss, NeuralStar or other similar monitoring tools
Clearance level: Q level clearance or equivalent
Other Role requirements: To be onsite as emergencies happen such as failed systems that cannot be addressed remotely. Rotating on call work
Technical Training, Certification(s) or Bachelor's degree in a computer science/computer engineering related discipline, or 10 years of work experience
Preferred
CISSP
CCNP Security
PCNSE
Network+
Security+
CEH
ITIL (r) Foundation certification
AWS Security
AWS Advanced Networking
Linux scripting and programming in Python and or Pearl greatly desired
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
401K with company match
Variety of medical plan options
Some with Health Savings Accounts
Dental plan options
Vision plan
Ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match
Full flex work weeks
Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
Short and long-term disability benefits
Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance
Company
General Dynamics Information Technology
General Dynamics Information Technology is an IT consulting company that specializes in cyber security, AI, and quantum computing. It is a sub-organization of General Dynamics.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Paul Nedzbala
Senior Vice President
Ben Buckley
Vice President and General Manager
Recent News
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