Senior Network Security Architect (Zero Trust | Federal)

Noblis; Bismarck (ND); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

Noblis is seeking a Security Engineer to support the FAA’s TIS Group, focusing on architecture-level cybersecurity across FTI environments. You will guide network design, review configurations, and help transition to modern, secure technologies.

Candidates should have extensive federal/security experience, knowledge of NIST guidelines, and the ability to deliver security documentation and ATO packages. This role may involve remote or hybrid work depending on project requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal government programs, ideally within the FAA or transportation sector.
• Hands-on network engineering or architecture experience with boundary protection design, configurations, 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).
• Can 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.
• Have 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 engineering

Security architecture

Federal programs

Zero Trust

Security assessments

Education

Bachelor’s degree (related field)

High School degree +11 years exp

Associates degree +8 years exp

Master’s degree +3 years exp

Tools

Firewalls

VPNs

IDS/IPS

Load balancing

SD-WAN

Job description

Noblis is seeking a Security Engineer to support the FAA’s TIS Group, focusing on architecture-level cybersecurity across FTI environments. You will guide network design, review configurations, and help transition to modern, secure technologies.

Candidates should have extensive federal/security experience, knowledge of NIST guidelines, and the ability to deliver security documentation and ATO packages. This role may involve remote or hybrid work depending on project requirements.