Network Security Engineer (SME) | Req#3853

Remote, United States


Description

DecisiveInstincts, LLC has an immediate opportunity for a Network Security Engineer (SME) requiring a Top Secret clearance and the ability to work remotely.
In this role, you will be responsible for managing and securing a global MPLS infrastructure, overseeing system monitoring, routing, and firewalls, and ensuring compliance through security policy implementation, risk analysis, and support for certification and accreditation activities.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Add and manage nodes in Splunk and Riverbed for monitoring purposes
  • Update monitoring tools using Ansible
  • Interact successfully with both program leads and DOJ partners to ensure objectives are completed on time
  • Manage IT security, including backups, firewalls, and routers
  • Provide guidance for the design and management of information systems security policies and implementation across a globally distributed MPLS infrastructure
  • Provide network security management and support for Windows servers
  • Resolve routing and NAT issues using tcpdump and other tools
  • Perform system upgrades and implement new security policies per agency guidance
  • Troubleshoot complex LAN/WAN infrastructure involving BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, VPNs, web proxy, and XML gateway for enterprise web services
  • Work with networking concepts and routing protocols like BGP, EIGRP, DMVPN, and other LAN/WAN technologies
  • Recommend enterprise information assurance and security standards
  • Develop and implement information assurance/security standards and procedures
  • Coordinate, develop, and evaluate security programs for the organization
  • Recommend information assurance/security solutions to meet customer requirements
  • Identify, report, and resolve security violations
  • Establish and satisfy information assurance/security requirements based on user, policy, regulatory, and resource demands
  • Support customers at the highest levels in developing and implementing doctrine and policies
  • Perform a variety of system engineering tasks related to major systems design, integration, and implementation (including personnel, hardware, software, and support infrastructure)
  • Apply expertise to government and commercial systems, including those requiring specialized security features
  • Analyze, design, and develop security features for system architectures
  • Define security requirements for various computer systems (mainframes, workstations, personal computers)
  • Design, develop, and implement security solutions
  • Provide integration and implementation of system security solutions
  • Analyze complex information assurance technical problems and provide engineering support to resolve them
  • Conduct vulnerability/risk analyses of systems and applications throughout the system development life cycle
  • Ensure all information systems are functional and secure
  • Perform system security tuning, monitoring, account management, and review COTS software upgrades and patches
  • Monitor and perform script writing, storage management, network interfaces, and other system interfaces
  • Design and execute security system tests
  • Support all system/service certification and accreditation activities

Basic Qualifications

  • 5 years of total experience, including 2 years of current experience supporting and troubleshooting various computing devices and operating systems
  • Strong technical background (CompTIA A+ certification preferred)
  • Proficiency in networking and cybersecurity technologies and protocols
  • Experience managing and troubleshooting Linux or Unix-based operating systems
  • Experience with Application Layer Gateway (ALG) protocols including RTP, RTSP, FTP, DNS, HTTP, and DHCP
  • CompTIA Security+ certification required
  • CASP+ or Cisco Certified Cybersecurity Professional (CCCP) certification preferred
  • Experience working in Agile environments using Scrum, XP, Kanban, and SAFe

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field preferred