Network Security Architect – Federal & Zero Trust

Noblis, Inc.; Charleston (WV); On-site; USD 105,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote/hybrid status policy

Job summary

Noblis, Inc. is seeking a highly technical Security Engineer to support the FAA Telecommunications and Integrated Services (TIS) Group.

You will provide expert-level security engineering across the FAA’s environments, guiding architecture and cybersecurity integration from the ground up. The role requires hands-on network security experience, knowledge of NIST frameworks, and the ability to coordinate with system engineers and cybersecurity stakeholders to support ATO packages and continuous

Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal government programs, ideally within the FAA or transportation sector.
• Hands-on network engineering or architecture and boundary protection design, configurations, firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and load balancing.
• Knowledge of telecommunications infrastructure, including IPv4/IPv6, WAN/LAN environments.
• Understand federal cybersecurity frameworks (NIST RMF, FISMA, NIST SP 800-53 rev 5).
• Able to evaluate network and system security concepts for NAS-like safety-critical systems.
• Comfortable advising on defense-in-depth architectures, Zero Trust, SD-WANs, and emerging technologies.
• Experience collaborating with System Engineers, Program Managers, and cybersecurity stakeholders to support ATO packages and continuous monitoring.
• Ability to develop system security plans, risk assessments, and related security documentation.
• U.S Citizen or Green Card Permanent Resident (3+ years U.S. Residency).
• Ability to obtain FAA Public Trust.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing and guiding network architecture to ensure cybersecurity is built-in from the ground up.
• Performing hands-on reviews of system configurations, firewall rules, and network paths to align with FAA Orders, NIST 800-53, and federal cybersecurity standards.
• Leading efforts in transitioning technologies from a cybersecurity and network architecture perspective.
• Supporting the integration of Zero Trust, SDN, and defense-in-depth strategies into enterprise-level solutions.
• Acting as a technical bridge between FAA cyber stakeholders and infrastructure providers.
• Evaluating vendor-proposed architectures and making expert-level recommendations based on policy and best practices.

Skills

Network engineering

Security architecture

Federal cybersecurity

Zero Trust

SDN

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity or IT

High School diploma + 10 years cybersecurity experience

Associate degree + 8 years cybersecurity experience

Master’s degree + 3 years cybersecurity experience

Tools

Firewalls

VPNs

IDS/IPS

IPv4/IPv6

Job description

Noblis, Inc. is seeking a highly technical Security Engineer to support the FAA Telecommunications and Integrated Services (TIS) Group.

You will provide expert-level security engineering across the FAA’s environments, guiding architecture and cybersecurity integration from the ground up. The role requires hands-on network security experience, knowledge of NIST frameworks, and the ability to coordinate with system engineers and cybersecurity stakeholders to support ATO packages and continuous