Senior Network Security Architect — Federal Infra (Zero Trust)

Noblis; Oklahoma; Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

Noblis, Noblis ESI, and Noblis MSD tackle the nation’s toughest problems with advanced solutions for federal missions. This role supports the FAA’s TIS Group, providing expert security engineering across the FAA's environments.

You will influence network architecture, apply NIST-based standards, and lead transitions to Zero Trust and SD-WAN, while coordinating with cyber stakeholders and infrastructure teams.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal government programs, ideally within the FAA or transportation sector.
• Hands-on network engineer or architecture experience with firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and load balancing.
• Knowledge of IPv4/IPv6 and WAN/LAN environments.
• Understanding of federal cybersecurity frameworks (NIST RMF, FISMA, NIST SP 800-53 rev 5).
• Ability to evaluate network and system security concepts for large-scale, safety-critical systems like NAS.
• Comfortable advising on defense-in-depth architectures, Zero Trust CONOPS, SD-WANs, and emerging tech.
• Experience collaborating with engineers, PMs, 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

Federal government experience

Network security expertise

Zero Trust architecture

ATO & RMF familiarity

Security policy evaluation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, IT, Telecommunications, or related field

Master's degree in related discipline

Job description

Noblis, Noblis ESI, and Noblis MSD tackle the nation’s toughest problems with advanced solutions for federal missions. This role supports the FAA’s TIS Group, providing expert security engineering across the FAA's environments.

You will influence network architecture, apply NIST-based standards, and lead transitions to Zero Trust and SD-WAN, while coordinating with cyber stakeholders and infrastructure teams.