Senior Network Security Engineer (Firewall/IPS) - Active Top Secret Required - DOJ NSD

ITC Federal, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health

Dental and Vision

401(k)

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

11 Paid Federal Holidays

PTO

education reimbursement

Job summary

ITC Federal, LLC seeks a Senior Network Security Engineer (Firewall/IPS) with Active Top Secret clearance for a full-time role in Washington, DC. The candidate will design, implement, and maintain secure network architectures, firewall rules, and IPS strategies across federal networks with tight security controls.

The position requires 10+ years IT experience, Cisco ISE/Firepower/FTD expertise, 802.1X deployment, DMVPN/ADVPN, and CCNP-level knowledge.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance is required.
• 10+ years of IT experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and implement information security.
• Analyze requirements and feasibility for solutions.
• Design and maintain firewall/IPS rule structures.
• Monitor and maintain health of firewalls/IPS and propose improvements.
• Develop and maintain firewall/IPS documentation and schematics.
• Research and implement new network security technologies.
• Provide support to network engineers under supervision.

Skills

Security engineering

Networking concepts

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Cisco ISE

Cisco Firepower

FTD

802.1X

DMVPN

Juniper ADVPN

Job description

Overview

JOB TITLE: Senior Network Security Engineer (Firewall/IPS) – Top Secret Required

GOVERNMENT AGENCY: DOJ NSD – National Security Division

POSITION INFORMATION: Full-Time Position; Government contractor supporting DOJ NSD

LOCATION: Washington, DC

POSITION TIMING: ASAP; hiring immediately

Benefits

• Health
• Dental and Vision
• 401(k)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 11 Paid Federal Holidays
• PTO
• education reimbursement

ITC Federal, LLC (ITC) connects technology advancements in automation and AI, customer experience, and financial services to solve government mission challenges, enabling smoother operational efficiency and bolstering national security. We leverage the latest technology innovations and proven approaches to better serve the mission and support the DHS, DOJ, and DoW workforce, customers, and programs, regardless of scale or complexity. ITC is located in Fairfax, VA and offers outstanding compensation and benefits plan and a challenging and rewarding professional work environment.

Responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plans, coordinates, and implements the organization’s information security.
• Analyzes requirements and potential solutions for technical and economic feasibility.
• Design optimized firewall and IPS rule structure and ensures standards are maintained.
• Monitors and maintains health of all firewalls/IPS and recommends improvements.
• Develops and maintains documentation of firewall/IPS procedures.
• Develops and maintains complex schematics relating to network security.
• Researches, evaluates, recommends, designs, tests, and implements new network security technologies.
• Displays expert knowledge of current security tools and practices.
• Under general guidance, provides support to network engineers.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT experience, required
• Bachelor’s Degree, strongly preferred

Mandatory hands-on experience with the following technologies:

• Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) – upgrade, licensing, maintenance, and deployment
• Cisco Firepower – upgrade, maintenance, and deployment
• Cisco migration from ASA to Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) mode
• Cisco 802.1X – ongoing deployment
• DMVPN design and deployment, compliant with CNSSP-15
• Juniper ADVPN

Good working understanding of the following routing protocols:

• OSPF
• EIGRP
• BGP

CERTIFICATIONS:

• CCNP Security – Strongly preferred
• CCNP Enterprise (Routing & Switching) – Strongly preferred
• CCDP – preferred

SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Active Top Secret, required.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Standard office environment; ability to lift 25 pounds.

ITC Federal, LLC, is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any application for employment on the basis of age, race, color, gender, national origin, religion, creed, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military status, disability, or sex including pregnancy and childbirth or related medical condition or on any other basis prohibited by law.