Senior Network Security Engineer — NetOps & Defense

Peraton; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Senior Network Security Administrator to support SITEC-3 EOM at MacDill AFB, Florida. You will oversee day-to-day security operations and ensure maximum availability and defense-in-depth for our networks.

You will patch, configure, and harden security appliances, collaborate with SOC and compliance teams, and maintain topology diagrams, logs, and SOPs to sustain a resilient posture 24x7x365.

Qualifications

• Minimum education/experience per DoD standards with HS/AS/BS/MS combinations.
• DoD 8570 IAT II Certification; CCNA; DoD TS/SCI clearance.
• Expertise configuring and patching security appliances and applying STIGs.

Responsibilities

• Daily operations, monitoring and health checks of the security infra (firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs).
• Install, configure and maintain security appliances per technical plans.
• Apply patches and hardening per government baselines (DISA STIGs).
• Troubleshoot complex network/security issues to minimize downtime.
• Maintain baseline configurations and documentation including SOPs.

Skills

Network security

Monitoring & analytics

Incident response

Education

HS degree

AS/AA degree

BS/BA degree

MS/MA degree

Tools

Cisco Firepower/FTD

Firepower Management Center

Cisco ISE

Forescout CounterACT

Cisco SEG

Stealthwatch

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Senior Network Security Administrator to support SITEC-3 EOM at MacDill AFB, Florida. You will oversee day-to-day security operations and ensure maximum availability and defense-in-depth for our networks.

You will patch, configure, and harden security appliances, collaborate with SOC and compliance teams, and maintain topology diagrams, logs, and SOPs to sustain a resilient posture 24x7x365.