Senior Network Security Architect - Federal/FAA

Noblis, Inc.; Juneau (AK); Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

Noblis is seeking a highly technical Security Engineer to support the FAA Telecommunications and Integrated Services (TIS) Group. You will provide expert-level security engineering, guiding network architecture and security design across the FAA’s environments.

The role requires hands-on reviews, transition efforts (IPv4 to IPv6, microwave refreshes), and the integration of Zero Trust and SDN into enterprise solutions, collaborating with cyber stakeholders and providers.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal government programs, ideally within the FAA or transportation sector.
• Hands-on network engineering or architecture and understanding of boundary protection design, configurations, firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and load balancing.
• Knowledge of telecommunications infrastructure, including IPv4/IPv6, and WAN/LAN environments.
• Understand federal cybersecurity frameworks (NIST RMF, FISMA, NIST SP 800-53 rev 5).
• Able to evaluate network and system security concepts for large-scale, safety-critical systems like the NAS.
• Comfortable advising on defense-in-depth architectures, Zero Trust CONOPS, SD-WANs, and emerging technologies.
• Experience collaborating with System Engineers, Program Managers, and cybersecurity stakeholders to support ATO packages and continuous monitoring.
• Ability to develop system security plans, risk assessments, and related security documentation.
• U.S Citizen or Green Card Permanent Resident (3+ years U.S. Residency)
• Ability to obtain FAA Public Trust.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing and guiding network architecture to ensure cybersecurity is built-in from the ground up.
• Performing hands-on reviews of system configurations, firewall rules, and network paths to align with FAA Orders, NIST 800-53, and federal cybersecurity standards.
• Leading efforts in transitioning technologies (e.g., IPv4 to IPv6, microwave radio refreshes) from a cybersecurity and network architecture perspective.
• Supporting the integration of Zero Trust, Software-Defined Networking (SDN), and defense-in-depth strategies into enterprise-level solutions.
• Acting as a technical bridge between FAA cyber stakeholders and infrastructure providers (network, security, cloud).
• Evaluating vendor-proposed architectures and making expert-level recommendations based on federal policy, security principles, and industry best practices.

Skills

Network architecture

Security architecture

NIST 800-53

FISMA

Firewall rules

IPv4/IPv6

Zero Trust

SDN

Education

Master's degree in Cybersecurity/IT/Telecommunications

Bachelor's degree + 3 years cybersecurity experience substitution

Job description

Noblis is seeking a highly technical Security Engineer to support the FAA Telecommunications and Integrated Services (TIS) Group. You will provide expert-level security engineering, guiding network architecture and security design across the FAA’s environments.

The role requires hands-on reviews, transition efforts (IPv4 to IPv6, microwave refreshes), and the integration of Zero Trust and SDN into enterprise solutions, collaborating with cyber stakeholders and providers.