Senior Network Security Architect (Remote, Federal)

Noblis, Inc.; Topeka (KS); Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

Noblis is seeking a highly experienced Security Engineer to support the FAA Telecommunications and Integrated Services (TIS) Group. You will provide expert-level security engineering across the FAA’s FTI environment, guiding architecture and cybersecurity practices from the ground up.

Responsibilities include designing secure network architectures, evaluating configurations for compliance with federal standards, and leading transitions to modern secured technologies such as Zero Trust and SDN.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal government programs (FAA or transportation sector preferred).
• Hands-on network engineering or architecture with boundary protection design, firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and load balancing.

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 federal cybersecurity standards.
• Lead transitions of technologies (e.g., IPv4 to IPv6, microwave refreshes) from a cybersecurity and network-architecture perspective.
• Support integration of Zero Trust, SDN, and defense-in-depth into enterprise solutions.
• Act as a technical bridge between FAA cyber stakeholders and infrastructure providers (network, security, cloud).
• Evaluate vendor architectures and make expert recommendations based on federal policy and security principles.
• Collaborate with System Engineers, PMs and cybersecurity stakeholders to support ATO packages and continuous monitoring.
• Develop system security plans, risk assessments, and related security documentation.
• U.S Citizen or Green Card Permanent Resident (3+ years U.S. Residency) and ability to obtain FAA Public Trust.

Skills

Federal govt programs

Network engineering

Security architecture

NIST RMF

Zero Trust

SD-WAN

ATO packages

Education

Masters in Cybersecurity/IT

Bachelors + 3 yrs cybersecurity

Tools

CISSP

Security+

CCNA

Job description

Noblis is seeking a highly experienced Security Engineer to support the FAA Telecommunications and Integrated Services (TIS) Group. You will provide expert-level security engineering across the FAA’s FTI environment, guiding architecture and cybersecurity practices from the ground up.

Responsibilities include designing secure network architectures, evaluating configurations for compliance with federal standards, and leading transitions to modern secured technologies such as Zero Trust and SDN.