Senior Network Security Engineer – Firewalls & Policy

State of Nevada; Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Vacation Leave

Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Public Service Pension (PERS)

Job summary

State of Nevada, through its Nevada Department of Transportation, is seeking an IT Professional 4 - Network Administration in Carson City or Las Vegas. The role focuses on firewall design/administration, policy enforcement, VPN security, and secure access across on-prem and cloud environments.

The incumbent collaborates with architecture, security, infrastructure, and business teams, ensuring compliant change management and robust network security implementations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and five years of IT experience in relevant duties.
• Two years at the advanced journey level or in supervisory/project management role, or equivalent.
• Experience designing, administering, and lifecycle-managing enterprise firewall and network security policies.

Responsibilities

• Conduct analyses to determine end-user requirements.
• Maintain architecture and operation documentation.
• Stay current with IT trends, security management practices, and ethics.
• Prepare purchase requests and grant-related technical requirements.
• Perform related duties and participate in project leadership as assigned.

Skills

Firewall engineering

Network security policy

Cloud and on-premises networks

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / MIS or related field

Tools

Firewall management tools

VPN technologies

Job description

State of Nevada, through its Nevada Department of Transportation, is seeking an IT Professional 4 - Network Administration in Carson City or Las Vegas. The role focuses on firewall design/administration, policy enforcement, VPN security, and secure access across on-prem and cloud environments.

The incumbent collaborates with architecture, security, infrastructure, and business teams, ensuring compliant change management and robust network security implementations.