Network Security Consultant

Swim Recruiting; United States; Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client seeks a senior Network Security Consultant to provide governance, architecture guidance, and hands-on oversight across Cisco-based on-prem and hybrid-cloud environments. The role focuses on security controls, design reviews, and regulatory alignment, with emphasis on zero-trust and disaster-recovery planning.

The consultant collaborates with architecture, infrastructure, cloud, and security teams, supporting Azure and VMware platforms while enabling secure remote access and firewall

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible IT experience.
• Eight years in network-security engineering, architecture or operations.
• Active certification such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, CCIE/CCNP Security or CCSE.
• Hands-on Cisco firewall and VPN experience.
• Experience with Azure security and cloud governance.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen enterprise network-security controls and governance.
• Review solution and application designs for security alignment.
• Support infrastructure modernization and zero-trust implementation oversight.
• Provide incident response support and disaster-recovery planning.
• Attend Saskatchewan-time meetings; travel within Saskatchewan when required.

Skills

Network security

Zero-trust

Policy & governance

Incident response

Architecture review

Threat analysis

Vulnerability remediation

Firewall administration

Security operations

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Cisco FTD/FMC

Cisco IPS/IDS

Cisco Umbrella/OpenDNS

Palo Alto Networks

Microsoft Azure security

Azure VNets/Nsgs

VMware Cloud Foundation security

F5 load-balancing

Job description

Network Security Consultant contract opportunity providing enterprise security governance, architecture and hands-on oversight across Cisco-based on-premises and hybrid-cloud environments for a Saskatchewan public-sector healthcare organization.

• Remote work from anywhere in Canada during Saskatchewan business hours
• Regular Regina availability is an asset
• Initial term through March 31, 2027, with two possible one-year extensions

What & Why:

Our client is seeking an experienced Network Security Consultant to join its Information Security Operations team. The consultant will strengthen enterprise network-security controls, review solution and application designs, support infrastructure modernization and ensure that operational configurations align with security standards, segmentation models, regulatory obligations and zero-trust principles. The assignment also covers remote-access security, firewall and IPS tuning, penetration-testing support and disaster-recovery planning.

Who:

You will collaborate with architecture, infrastructure, cloud, application, operations and security teams. The environment includes Cisco security platforms, datacentres, Microsoft Azure, VMware Cloud Foundation and enterprise services that require resilient, recoverable and well-governed network controls.

You:

You are a senior, hands-on network-security professional who can move between architecture, governance, troubleshooting and implementation oversight. You can assess complex designs, investigate incidents, recommend practical controls and communicate effectively with both technical teams and decision-makers.

Critical Experience Requirements:

• Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible, hands-on IT experience.
• At least eight years in network-security engineering, architecture or operations, enterprise firewall administration or secure network design.
• One active qualifying certification, such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, CCIE/CCNP Security, JNCIP/JNCIE-SEC or CCSE.
• Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Professional or Architect, or Microsoft Azure security, architecture or network certification, also qualifies.
• Hands-on Cisco FTD, FMC, IPS/IDS, VPN and firewall-rule experience.
• Cisco Umbrella/OpenDNS, Web Security Appliance or malware-analysis experience.
• Network segmentation, zoning, encryption and zero-trust expertise.
• Azure VNets, NSGs, Firewall, application gateways, IAM, PAM, Conditional Access and RBAC.
• Traffic analysis, threat investigation, vulnerability remediation and incident response.
• Architecture-review, security-governance and risk-assessment experience.
• Ability to produce clear architecture designs, standards and operational procedures.
• Ability to work 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saskatchewan time.
• Ability to attend onsite or hybrid work and travel within Saskatchewan when required.
• Canadian work authorization and three professional references.

Nice to Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Security or a related field.
• SIEM, SOAR, NDR, EDR and vulnerability-management platforms.
• VMware Cloud Foundation security integration.
• F5 load-balancing and traffic-flow review.
• Penetration testing and security validation.
• Disaster recovery and business-continuity planning.
• Public-sector, healthcare or regulated-environment experience.
• Security automation, orchestration or AI-enabled threat detection.

Compensation:

Competitive hourly contract rate based on experience, engagement structure and overall alignment. The consultant must provide required equipment and account for travel associated with remote or hybrid arrangements.