Network Security Engineer

EASTERN DATACOMM INC; North Carolina; Hybrid; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance bonuses

401(k) with company match

Health, dental, vision benefits

Professional development support

Job summary

A technology solutions provider in North Carolina is seeking an experienced Network Security Engineer to design and implement advanced network architectures. The role offers competitive salary and generous benefits, including health coverage and 401(k) matching. Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of network experience, strong expertise in L2/L3/L4 technologies, and proficiency in communication and troubleshooting. Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to enhancing security solutions for its clients.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of networking experience in production environments.
• Strong L2/L3/L4 expertise including VLANs and routing.
• Excellent communication and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and troubleshoot L2/L3/L4 networking and enterprise firewalls.
• Provide pre-and post-sales engineering support.
• Support customers remotely and onsite.

Skills

Networking experience

L2/L3/L4 expertise

Enterprise firewall experience

Integration with VoIP and servers

Familiarity with NAC/Zero Trust solutions

Proficiency with Visio and Office

Excellent communication skills

Troubleshooting skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

About Eastern DataComm

Eastern DataComm is a leader in delivering end-to-end technology solutions for schools, businesses, and municipalities by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that holistically address their communications, networking and security needs. Our in-depth diagnostic, and consultative approach utilizes our strong technical knowledge, understanding of the safety ecosystem, and time-tested experience to create safer schools, municipalities and business.

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Network Security Engineer to design, implement, and support advanced network and security architectures. This role spans pre-sales and post-sales engineering, solution design, project scoping, and hands-on deployment.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced professional to work with cutting edge zero-trust and holistic security solutions. With technologies ranging from switching and firewalls to NAC, MFA, PAM, Wi-Fi, private cellular, and zero trust security platforms, this role has the potential to be the defining role of a Network Security Engineer’s career.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and troubleshoot L2/L3/L4 networking and enterprise firewalls
• Provide pre-and post-sales engineering support
• Build BOMs, scope customer projects, and create documentation
• Support customers remotely and onsite (primarily in the Southeast)
• Participate in internal testing, lab work, and R&D
• Deliver training sessions and speak at conferences as needed

Required Experience

• 5+ years of networking experience in production environments
• Strong L2/L3/L4 expertise (VLANs, routing, QoS, WAN)
• Enterprise firewall experience (Aruba, Cisco, Fortinet, HPE, etc.)
• Integration with VoIP, servers, SANs, and other infrastructure
• Familiarity with NAC/Zero Trust solutions (Zscaler, ClearPass, ISE, FortiNAC, etc.)
• Proficiency with Visio, Office, packet capture and console tools
• Excellent communication and troubleshooting skills
• Bachelor’s degree and U.S. citizenship (required)

Preferred Certifications

• Aruba: ACA-CA/ACP-CA, ACP-S, ACP-NS (or expert level)
• Cisco: CCNA/P, CCIE
• Fortinet: FCP, FCSS (NSE4, NSE5, NSE6, NSE7)
• Juniper: JNCIA-Junos, JNCIS-MistAI

Benefits & Compensation

• Competitive salary + performance bonuses
• 401(k) with company match
• Health, dental, vision
• PTO, holidays
• Professional development and certification support