Network Security Engineer

Cyberjobs; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Health System in Newport News, VA seeks a Network Security Engineer I to implement and maintain security solutions protecting patient data and clinical operations.

The role reports to the Director of Enterprise Identity Services and Cybersecurity and requires hands-on experience with firewalls, IDS/IPS, SIEM, endpoint protection, MFA, and cloud security in Azure/AWS. A high school diploma is required; a Bachelor's degree is preferred.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with technical security solutions such as firewalls, IPS/IDS, SIEM, endpoint protection, email security, MFA (Required).
• Experience enforcing security policies, procedures, and controls to safeguard data and systems (Required).
• Working knowledge of TCP/IP networking, Windows Server, and Linux operating systems (Required).
• Azure and/or AWS cloud security experience (Preferred).
• Healthcare, hospital, or regulated-industry environment experience (Preferred).

Responsibilities

• Monitor, analyze, and triage vulnerability scan results and contribute remediation plans.
• Assist senior engineers in risk assessments and document findings.
• Administer host-based security solutions and enforce security policies.
• Respond to security alerts and perform first-line triage.
• Collaborate to gather and document security requirements for new systems.
• Maintain firewall and network security infrastructure to ensure uptime.
• Support design, testing, and deployment of security infrastructure changes.
• Keep incident reports and runbooks up to date.

Skills

Firewalls

IPS/IDS

SIEM

Endpoint protection

MFA

Email security

TCP/IP networking

Windows Server

Linux

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's Degree in CS/IS (Preferred)

Tools

Azure

AWS

Job description

Newport News, Virginia

Hiring Range

$85,800.00 - $117,975.00/AnnualActual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.

Location: Newport News, VA (not eligible for remote work)

Overview

The Network Security Engineer I plays a key role in implementing and maintaining the network security solutions that protect our health system's infrastructure, patient data, and clinical operations. Working as part of a cross-functional team, this position supports the day-to-day operation of security tooling, contributes to strategic projects, and helps ensure our security posture meets both organizational and healthcare regulatory standards. The ideal candidate is a hands‑on engineer with a solid working knowledge of network and infrastructure security who is eager to grow, collaborate, and take on increasing responsibility over time. The candidate will report to the Director of Enterprise Identity Services and Cybersecurity.

What you will do

• Monitor, analyze, and triage vulnerability scan results; contribute findings to remediation plans and verify closure.
• Assist senior engineers in performing network security risk assessments and document findings.
• Administer and monitor host‑based security solutions across the organization, including EDR, data loss prevention, software allowlisting, and configuration hardening policies.
• Respond to security alerts, perform first‑line triage, and assist in implementing preventative controls.
• Enforce established computer and network security policies, procedures, and change‑management processes.
• Collaborate with engineering staff, management, and end‑users to gather and document security requirements for new systems and infrastructure projects.
• Monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot firewalls and supporting network security infrastructure to ensure uptime and performance targets.
• Support the design, testing, and deployment of security infrastructure changes in partnership with other engineers.
• Maintain and update technical documentation, including incident reports, runbooks, asset inventories, and configuration baselines.
• Take part in after-hours maintenance and incident response as needed

Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma or GED, (Required)
• Bachelors Degree, Computer Science/Information Systems or related field (Preferred)

Experience

• 3-4 years Hands-on experience with technical security solutions (e.g., firewalls, IPS/IDS, SIEM, endpoint protection, email security, MFA) (Required)
• 3-4 years Experience enforcing security policies, procedures, and controls to safeguard data and systems from cyber threats (Required)
• 2 years Working knowledge of TCP/IP networking, Windows Server, and Linux operating systems (Required)
• 1 year Experience with Azure and/or AWS cloud security (Preferred)
• Experience in a healthcare, hospital, or regulated‑industry environment (Preferred)

Licenses and Certifications

• CompTIA Security+ - CompTIA within 180 Days (Required)
• Network (Plus) - CompTIA within 120 Days (Required)
• Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals - Microsoft (Preferred)

Other Requirements

• Call Rotation
• Comfortable working in a 24/7 operational environment that supports critical patient‑care systems

To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers.