Senior Network Security Architect — Zero Trust & Federal

Noblis, Inc.; Lincoln (NE); Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

Noblis, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to join the FAA TIS group, focusing on architecture-level security, network design, and policy alignment with NIST/FISMA.

The role requires hands-on engineering and the ability to guide secure transitions, implement Zero Trust, SD-WAN, and provide expert recommendations across complex environments.

Candidates should have Federal program experience and be eligible for security clearances.

Qualifications

• Experience with federal government programs, ideally FAA or transportation sector.
• Hands-on network engineering/architecture with boundary protection, firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and load balancing.
• Knowledge of IPv4/IPv6 WAN/LAN environments.
• Understand NIST RMF, FISMA, NIST SP 800-53 rev 5.
• Able to evaluate network and system security concepts for large-scale safety-critical systems like NAS.
• Comfortable advising on defense-in-depth architectures, Zero Trust, 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

• Analyze and guide network architecture to ensure cybersecurity is built-in from the ground up.
• Perform hands-on reviews of system configurations, firewall rules, and network paths to align with FAA Orders and NIST standards.
• Lead efforts in transitioning technologies (IPv4 to IPv6, microwave refreshes) from a cybersecurity and network architecture perspective.
• Support the integration of Zero Trust, SDN, and defense-in-depth strategies into enterprise-level solutions.
• Act as a technical bridge between FAA cyber stakeholders and infrastructure providers (network, security, cloud).
• Evaluate vendor-proposed architectures and make expert-level recommendations based on federal policy, security principles, and industry best practices.

Skills

Network architecture

Security design

NIST SP 800-53

NIST RMF

FISMA

Zero Trust

SD-WAN

ATO packages

Boundary protection

Vendor evaluation

Education

Master's degree in Cybersecurity or related field

Bachelor's degree + 3 years experience in cybersecurity

Job description

Noblis, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to join the FAA TIS group, focusing on architecture-level security, network design, and policy alignment with NIST/FISMA.

The role requires hands-on engineering and the ability to guide secure transitions, implement Zero Trust, SD-WAN, and provide expert recommendations across complex environments.

Candidates should have Federal program experience and be eligible for security clearances.