Ignite IT

Information Technology and Services

SeniorNetworkSecurityEngineer

$135–185k ~AI est. Suitland-Silver Hill, Maryland, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Senior Network Security Engineer at Ignite IT. Skills: Network security, Firewall engineering, VPN, MFA. Design enterprise network security services. Implement enterprise network security services”

Industry & Context.

Information Technology and Services
Problems you'll solve

Troubleshooting; Root cause analysis

Eligibility Requirements

Public Trust / Background Investigation

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years network security experience, Public Trust / Background Investigation

Nice to Have

Deep experience administering Cloudflare, Experience with content filtering platforms, Deep experience with RSA SecurID, Experience with Network Access Control technologies, Experience with AWS security, Experience with Azure security, Experience supporting federal cybersecurity, Experience with automation and IaC tools, Experience with Zero Trust architecture, Familiarity with F5/load-balancing, Experience leading technical projects

What You'll Do.

Design enterprise network security services

Implement enterprise network security services

Operate enterprise network security services

Troubleshoot enterprise network security services

Improve enterprise network security services

Design firewall policy NAT

Administer firewall policy NAT

Maintain firewall policy NAT

Troubleshoot firewall policy NAT

Support remote access services

Support site-to-site VPN

Support RSA SecurID MFA

Support token services

Support content filtering

Support network access control

Support edge security services

Support monitoring and logging integration

Support vulnerability remediation

Support security documentation

Support policy compliance

Serve as senior technical resource

Provide secure network architecture guidance

Provide operations support

Coordinate incident response

Coordinate compliance support

Configure enterprise firewall solutions

Administer enterprise firewall solutions

Maintain enterprise firewall solutions

Upgrade firewall hardware

Upgrade firewall software

Administer firewall policies

Administer firewall services

Perform firewall rule base reviews

Perform rule recertification

Perform policy cleanup

Decommission obsolete rules

Optimize firewall rules

Diagnose firewall issues

Resolve firewall issues

Configure VPN services

Maintain VPN services

Troubleshoot VPN services

Support VPN authentication

Support directory service integrations

Maintain MFA infrastructure

Operate MFA infrastructure

Administer MFA infrastructure

Patch MFA infrastructure

Upgrade MFA infrastructure

Troubleshoot MFA infrastructure

Support MFA token lifecycle

Provision hardware tokens

Provision software tokens

Track token inventory

Provide tiered support

Manage emergency access processes

Report on VPN availability

Report on VPN utilization

Report on VPN performance

Resolve connectivity issues

Administer Cloudflare edge security

Support Cloudflare edge security

Design content filtering services

Implement content filtering services

Maintain content filtering services

Troubleshoot content filtering services

Support NAC policy administration

Support endpoint posture controls

Support 802.1X controls

Support identity-aware access policies

Perform policy reviews

Implement network security controls

Manage network security controls

Provide technical guidance

Implement Zero Trust principles

Implement network segmentation

Implement microsegmentation

Implement least-privilege access

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

TCO leadership; Network Infrastructure; Identity and Domain Services; Cloud teams; SOC/NOC/Operations Center; Office of Information Security; Information System Security Officers; System Owners; Application teams; Cross-team incident response

Communication Scope

Technical documentation

Process & Methodology

Agile, Scrum, JIRA

Full Job Description

The Senior Network Security Engineer supports our program with the U.S. Census Bureau by designing, implementing, operating, troubleshooting, and improving enterprise network security services across on-premises, hybrid-cloud, and cloud-connected environments. The role focuses on firewall engineering, VPN and remote access services, RSA SecurID or equivalent MFA/token services, content filtering, network access control, edge security services, monitoring and logging integration, vulnerability remediation, security documentation, and policy compliance for TCO-managed systems. The engineer serves as a senior technical resource for secure network architecture, operations support, incident response coordination, and compliance support. This position works closely with TCO leadership, Network Infrastructure, Identity and Domain Services, cloud teams, SOC/NOC/Operations Center personnel, the Office of Information Security (OIS), Information System Security Officers (ISSOs), System Owners, and application teams. ### Scope and Technology Ownership * Primary scope: Cisco and Palo Alto firewall platforms; firewall policy lifecycle; NAT; segmentation; remote access and site-to-site VPN; RSA SecurID or equivalent MFA/two-factor authentication server and token services; Cloudflare or equivalent DNS/DDoS/WAF/Zero Trust edge security services; content filtering; network access control; monitoring, logging, and SIEM integration; vulnerability remediation; POA&M support; and audit evidence for TCO-managed systems. * Coordination scope: SOC/NOC/Operations Center support, cloud and hybrid connectivity, IAM/DDI integrations, wireless/LAN dependencies, security architecture, change management, application access troubleshooting, and cross-team incident response. * Role boundary: This is not a primary F5 BIG-IP/LTM/GTM/ASM/Advanced WAF or load-balancer administration role. The engineer will coordinate with the dedicated F5/application delivery team when firewall, VPN, DNS, WAF, certifica

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