M730-Senior Network Security Engineer

Focused HR Solutions; Mechanicsville (VA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Focused HR Solutions is seeking a Senior Network Security Engineer for a 12-month engagement in Mechanicsville, VA. This hybrid role requires expertise in enterprise networking and security, Azure networking, SIEM, vulnerability management, and regulatory controls.

The candidate will own incident response, threat intelligence, log analysis, and mentoring of junior engineers. The position emphasizes communication to both technical and executive audiences, with in-person interviews and the

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Enterprise Networking and 5+ years in Enterprise Security.
• 3+ years with Azure Networking and Azure security practices.
• Experience with WAF/NGFW and 300+ network devices.
• Strong incident response, vulnerability management and SIEM operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical troubleshooting during outages in highly regulated environments.
• Mentor junior engineers and communicate complex issues to technical and executive audiences.
• Implement and monitor Zero Trust, CIS benchmarks and NIST controls.

Skills

Enterprise Networking

Enterprise Security

Azure Networking

WAF/NGFW

Incident response

Security investigations

Log analysis

Threat intelligence

Security monitoring

Active Directory

MFA

Conditional Access

Certificates

Zero Trust

NIST CSF

NIST 800-53

NAC

802.1X

RADIUS

TACACS

Cisco ISE

Palo Alto

F5 BIG-IP

Azure WAF

Cisco VPN

GlobalProtect

Outage troubleshooting

Executive communication

Mentoring

AZ-500

AZ-700

Tools

Splunk

Microsoft Sentinel

Nessus

Tenable

Job description

In Person Only interview.

This job is Hybrid Mechanicsville, VA 23116.

Our direct client has an opening for an Senior Network Security Engineer (807471).

This position is up to 12 months, with the option of extension, 9120 Lockwood Boulevard Mechanicsville, VA 23116.

Requirements:

• Enterprise Networking - Required 8 Years.
• Enterprise Security - Required 5 Years.
• Azure Networking - Required 3 Years.
• WAF/NGFW - Required 3 Years.
• Supporting environments with 300+ Network Devices - Desired 3 Years.
• Candidate must have experience in the following areas: Incident response, Security investigations, Log analysis, Threat intelligence, Security monitor - Required.
• Candidate must have experience with the SIEM products (e.g. Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel) - Required.
• Candidate must have experience in vulnerability management and remediation tracking as well as vulnerability scanning tools (e.g. Nessus, Tenable, Def - Required.
• Candidate must have experience in the following areas: Active Directory, MFA, Conditional Access, Certificates - Required.
• Candidate must have experience with; SEC530, CIS Benchmarks, NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, Zero Trust principles - Required.
• Candidate must have experience with the following: Cisco ISE, NAC, 802.1X, RADIUS, TACACS - Required.
• Candidate must have experience with the following products: Palo Alto, F5 Distributed Cloud, Azure WAF, Cisco VPN, Global Protect, F5 BIG-IP - Required.
• Candidate must have experience working in highly regulated environments and leading technical troubleshooting during outages - Required.
• Candidate must have ability to communicate technical issues to technical and executive audiences and an ability to mentor junior engineers - Required.
• Candidate should have achieved or ability to achieve the following certifications: Azure Security Engineer (AZ-500), Azure Network Engineer (AZ-700) - Required.