Engineer, System III

Information Systems Solutions; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully vested 401(k) matching program

Coverage of family medical deductibles

Spot bonuses

Educational assistance to further your

Job summary

Information Systems Solutions (ISS) is seeking an Engineer, System III to support the NIWC PAC Information Technology Management Support Services contract. This role is 100% onsite in San Diego, requiring a Secret clearance and 7+ years in systems engineering, with hands-on firewall, VPN, and cloud networking experience.

You will lead deployment, tuning, and auditing of perimeter security devices, segment networks, and implement ZTNA migrations while coordinating with NIWC Pacific teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
• 7 years of professional systems engineering experience.
• Strong experience configuring enterprise firewalls, IPS, and VPNs in on-prem and cloud.
• Deep knowledge of network segmentation, VLANs, and firewall rules.
• Experience applying security directives with solid documentation.
• Hands-on with NGFW, Pan-OS, and Panorama management platform.
• Experience with log aggregation and analysis using Splunk and Elastic.
• Knowledge of cloud networking for AWS and Azure, with ZTNA experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage, configure, deploy, and audit perimeter security devices in on-prem and cloud.
• Segment networks, apply firewall rules, maintain documentation, and integrate NGFW security.
• Coordinate with NIWC Pacific teams to support log aggregation and analysis.
• Troubleshoot VPN connectivity and secure AWS/Azure connections.
• Lead migration to Zero Trust architecture and modern access methods.

Skills

Systems engineering

Network security

Firewall management

Zero Trust Architecture

Cloud networking

Log analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Palo Alto Panorama

Pan-OS

Splunk

Elastic

AWS

Azure

Job description

Description Information Systems Solutions (ISS) is seeking an Engineer, System III to support the NIWC PAC Information Technology Management Support Services contract. A Systems Engineer, also known as lead systems analyst, a network engineer who can also program, or a software engineer who can also manage networks, is an IT professional who oversees the creation of hybrid software, web and hardware products from initial specifications to final rollout and maintenance. These products are often sophisticated systems that run on the web. The systems engineer is responsible for integrating various network operating systems, application programs and hardware devices. Duties of a systems engineer typically include managing the development cycle associated with producing resilient software, hardware and web applications, including specification, design, coding, testing and maintenance. Systems engineering is like putting together a puzzle, matching varied pieces together to make one cohesive whole. Systems engineers are concerned with the "big picture" of a project in addition to technical aspects and must consider details like cost, schedules and social issues that may be associated with a project.

This position is 100% onsite.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage, configure, deploy, and audit perimeter security devices (firewalls, IPS, VPN) in on-prem and cloud environments; recommend performance optimizations.
• Segment networks, implement VLAN/site firewall rules, apply STIGs/IAVM/CTO requirements, maintain documentation, and integrate NGFW threat prevention and DNS security.
• Coordinate with NIWC Pacific teams to ensure proper device configuration and support log aggregation/analysis with Splunk, Elastic, or similar tools.
• Troubleshoot VPN client connectivity, validate port-exception requests, and support secure connections into AWS/Azure environments.
• Research, implement, and maintain ZTNA technologies; lead migration from traditional access and port exceptions to Zero Trust architecture.

Why Work For ISS?

• fully vested 401(k) matching program
• coverage of family medical deductibles
• spot bonuses
• educational assistance to further your career

Requirements

Clearance Level

Secret

Certifications (IAT Level II)

One of the following:

• CySA+
• Security+
• CCNA - Security
• GICSP
• GSEC
• SSCP

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's level degree in an Engineering discipline or years of experience.
• 7 years of professional experience in systems engineering.
• Strong experience managing, configuring, and troubleshooting enterprise firewalls, IPS, and VPN devices in both on-prem and cloud environments
• Deep knowledge of network segmentation, VLANs, and firewall rule implementation
• Experience applying STIGs, IAVMs, and CTO directives with strong documentation skills
• Proficiency with Next Generation Firewalls (NGFW), Palo Alto Panorama centralized management platform and Pan-OS.
• Hands-on experience with log aggregation and analysis using Splunk, Elastic. Global Protect Log Analysis
• Knowledge of cloud networking and secure connectivity methods for AWS and Azure
• Experience with Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) architecture and migration from traditional access models