Lead Network Security Engineer - NAC & Cisco ISE Expert

General Dynamics Information Technology; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 143,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks a Senior Network Security Engineer to manage NAC solutions (Cisco ISE) in a 24x7 environment from Bethesda, MD.

The role emphasizes deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting of Cisco ISE, IDS/IPS, and related security technologies while coordinating with IT teams in a dynamic enterprise setting. You will design and implement LAN security architectures, maintain security topologies, and drive changes.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent.
• Minimum 10 years of experience implementing and maintaining Network Access Control technologies (Cisco IDS/IPS, ISE, Forescout, Cisco AnyConnect, etc.).
• Minimum 10 years of experience in a Network Engineering role.
• Ability to obtain/maintain a Public trust which requires background check.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate in the Architecture and Administration of LAN technologies of Cisco Switches and Cisco ASA Firewalls.
• Collaborate in the architecture and Administration of Network Access Control systems including Cisco ISE, Forescout, Cisco ACS, RSA, Cisco AnyConnect, Gigamon, IDS/IPS.
• Troubleshoot and problem solve a wide variety of client/user issues and act as an escalation point for LAN/NAC related issues.
• Work closely with other IT functional teams to ensure cohesive support and strategies across the IT organization.
• Support the development of project schedules and execute as authorized.
• Maintain relationships with key Third-Party software/hardware vendors to provide support to the infrastructure as needed.
• Provide daily support for tickets: service requests, incidents, problems, and tasks.
• Execute tasks to support projects.
• Provide regular updates to tickets.
• Produce daily/weekly status reports.
• Develop and execute change request plans.
• Document physical and logical topologies for security solutions.
• Develop High-Level task lists/Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
• Determine the Level of Effort (LOE) for service/solutions.
• Develop Bills of Materials (BOMs) and participate in the decision-making process for the acquisition of current/new technologies for the customer environment.
• Document solution risks, issues and mitigation strategies.
• Create and maintain network diagrams.
• Provide Subject Matter Expertise for network security technologies.
• Meet with management and the customer to present and discuss design and implementation efforts.

Skills

Cisco ISE

Cisco ASA Firewall

Cisco Firewall Security

Cisco IPS

Cisco NAC

Education

BS degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks a Senior Network Security Engineer to manage NAC solutions (Cisco ISE) in a 24x7 environment from Bethesda, MD.

The role emphasizes deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting of Cisco ISE, IDS/IPS, and related security technologies while coordinating with IT teams in a dynamic enterprise setting. You will design and implement LAN security architectures, maintain security topologies, and drive changes.