Senior Federal Network Security Architect

Noblis, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

Noblis is seeking a senior security engineer to support the FAA Telecommunications and Integrated Services (TIS) Group in Fort Meade area. The role emphasizes architecture-level security, with hands-on network engineering and compliance with federal standards.

The ideal candidate has federal program experience, deep knowledge of cybersecurity architectures, and the ability to advise on Zero Trust and SD-WAN strategies while aligning with NIST, FISMA, and NAS requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal government programs, ideally FAA or transportation.
• Hands-on network engineering or architecture, boundary protection design, firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, load balancing.
• Knowledge of IPv4/IPv6 and WAN/LAN environments.
• Understand NIST RMF, FISMA, NIST SP 800-53 rev 5.
• Evaluate network/system security concepts for large‑scale, safety-critical NAS.
• Advise on defense-in-depth architectures, Zero Trust, SD-WANs and emerging tech.
• Collaborate with System Engineers, PMs, and cybersecurity stakeholders for ATO packages and continuous monitoring.
• Develop system security plans, risk assessments, and related security docs.
• U.S Citizen or Green Card permanent resident (3+ years residency).
• Ability to obtain FAA Public Trust.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and guide network architecture to ensure cybersecurity is built‑in from the ground up.
• Review system configurations, firewall rules, and network paths to align with FAA orders and NIST standards.
• Lead transitions (IPv4 to IPv6, microwave refreshes) from a cybersecurity/network perspective.
• Support integration of Zero Trust, SDN, and defense‑in‑depth into enterprise solutions.
• Act as a bridge between FAA cyber stakeholders and infrastructure providers.
• Evaluate vendor architectures and provide expert recommendations based on policy and best practices.

Skills

Network architecture

Security engineering

NIST 800-53

FISMA compliance

Zero Trust

SDN

Defense-in-depth

IPv4/IPv6

Boundary protection

AT0 / FAA processes

Education

Masters in Cybersecurity / IT / Telecommunications

Bachelors + 3 years cybersecurity experience

Job description

Noblis is seeking a senior security engineer to support the FAA Telecommunications and Integrated Services (TIS) Group in Fort Meade area. The role emphasizes architecture-level security, with hands-on network engineering and compliance with federal standards.

The ideal candidate has federal program experience, deep knowledge of cybersecurity architectures, and the ability to advise on Zero Trust and SD-WAN strategies while aligning with NIST, FISMA, and NAS requirements.