Senior Network Security Architect — Remote

Noblis, Inc.; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 127,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

Noblis is seeking a senior-level TIS Security Engineer to strengthen the FAA’s cybersecurity posture across complex network environments. You will lead architecture-level initiatives, evaluate configurations, and guide secure transitions from IPv4 to IPv6 while integrating Zero Trust and SDN concepts.

Ideal candidates bring extensive federal program experience, strong understanding of RMF/FISMA, and a proven ability to interface with system engineers, program managers, and cyber stakeholders to

Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal government programs, ideally within the FAA or transportation sector.
• Hands-on network engineering or architecture with boundary protection design, firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and load balancing.
• Knowledge of IPv4/IPv6 and WAN/LAN environments.
• Understand 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 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

Zero Trust

SDN

ATO packages

Continuous monitoring

Defense-in-depth

Education

Master's degree in Cybersecurity/IT/Telecommunications

Bachelor's plus 3 years cybersecurity experience

Job description

Noblis is seeking a senior-level TIS Security Engineer to strengthen the FAA’s cybersecurity posture across complex network environments. You will lead architecture-level initiatives, evaluate configurations, and guide secure transitions from IPv4 to IPv6 while integrating Zero Trust and SDN concepts.

Ideal candidates bring extensive federal program experience, strong understanding of RMF/FISMA, and a proven ability to interface with system engineers, program managers, and cyber stakeholders to