Network Security Engineer (Cyber Focus)

Red Canyon Engineering & Software; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Canyon is seeking a Network Engineer with a specialized Cyber Security focus to join the operations team. The role sits at the intersection of robust infrastructure management and security hardening.

You will translate vulnerabilities into remediation plans for stakeholders and drive actionable security improvements. The candidate will manage Tier 3 network support, primarily with Cisco and Aruba, while advancing automation with Ansible and Terraform for cloud-integrated networking in AWS.

Qualifications

• Experience troubleshooting Tier 3/Ops for LAN/WAN.
• Proficient with Cisco and Aruba architectures.
• Experience with STIGs, vulnerability management and security hardening.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot LAN/WAN environments at Tier 3 level.
• Configure and maintain Cisco and Aruba networks.
• Lead STIG implementation and vulnerability management.
• Support cloud networking using Terraform and automation tools - Ansible.

Skills

Network engineering

Cyber security

Vulnerability management

Automation (Ansible)

Cloud networking

IaC (Terraform)

Cisco/Aruba networks

Tools

Nessus/Tenable

PVG

STIGs

Terraform

Ansible

SolarWinds

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Do you want to help a small company make a BIG difference in space? Do you take ownership of your job and responsibility for your actions? Then come work for Red Canyon and help us continue our mission of helping humankind reach the stars!

We are seeking a high-caliber Network Engineer with a specialized Cyber Security focus to join our technical operations team. This role sits at the intersection of robust infrastructure management and aggressive security posture hardening.

The ideal candidate is a technical diplomat capable of translating complex vulnerabilities into actionable remediation plans and presenting those solutions to high-level stakeholders.

Core Responsibilities

1. Network Infrastructure & Operations

• Provide Tier 3/Ops-level troubleshooting for complex LAN/WAN environments.
• Manage, configure, and maintain multi-vendor environments with a primary focus on Cisco and Aruba architectures.
• Ensure high availability and optimal performance of critical network pathways.

2. Cyber Security Hardening & Compliance

• STIG Management: Lead the interpretation and implementation of Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) to harden network assets.
• Vulnerability Management: Utilize Nessus/Tenable to identify risks; perform Patch Vulnerability Adjudication (PVG) to determine the validity and impact of identified threats.
• Government Frameworks: Manage Plan of Action and Milestones (PO&AM) documentation and support Security Control Assessor (SCA) requirements within a government-standard framework.

3. Network Automation & Cloud

• Modernize workflows by leveraging automation tools including Ansible and SolarWinds.
• Support cloud-integrated networking (AWS) using Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deployments.