Senior Network Security Engineer - Hybrid (Azure/WAF)

Creative Solutions Services, LLC; Mechanicsville (VA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Solutions Services, LLC in Mechanicsville, VA is seeking a Sr Network Security Engineer to implement and secure the agency's IT network, cloud, and computing infrastructure. The role focuses on day‑to‑day operations, design, and deployment of secure hybrid networks across 300 statewide locations.

The ideal candidate will lead incident response, manage firewall and WAF configurations (Palo Alto, Azure WAF), work with SIEM tools like Splunk and Microsoft Sentinel, and mentor junior

Qualifications

• Experience with incident response, security investigations, and log analysis.
• Experience with SIEM products (e.g., Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel).
• Experience in vulnerability management and remediation tracking; familiarity with Nessus/Tenable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure network security architecture aligns with security standards.
• Lead investigation and containment of security incidents.
• Review firewall rule requests for compliance with security standards.
• Design and maintain secure hybrid network architecture across on‑premises and Azure environments.
• Monitor security events using SIEM and coordinate incident response.
• Perform network security assessments and recommend remediation strategies.
• Develop and maintain network security standards, diagrams, and documentation.
• Support penetration testing and remediation efforts.
• Participate in on‑call support during critical security incidents.
• Proactively hunt threats and detect anomalies.
• Validate WAF and firewall placement and management of WAFs.

Skills

Enterprise Networking

Azure Networking

WAF/NGFW

Security Incident Response

SIEM (Splunk)

Vulnerability Management

Active Directory

MFA

Zero Trust

802.1X

Tools

Splunk SIEM

Microsoft Sentinel

Palo Alto

F5 BIG-IP

Azure WAF

Cisco VPN

GlobalProtect

Nessus

Tenable

Job description

Creative Solutions Services, LLC in Mechanicsville, VA is seeking a Sr Network Security Engineer to implement and secure the agency's IT network, cloud, and computing infrastructure. The role focuses on day‑to‑day operations, design, and deployment of secure hybrid networks across 300 statewide locations.

The ideal candidate will lead incident response, manage firewall and WAF configurations (Palo Alto, Azure WAF), work with SIEM tools like Splunk and Microsoft Sentinel, and mentor junior