Network Firewall Engineer

EEOC

. Develop relationships quickly and easily with other teams, communicating the complexities of security with a wide variety of audiences, including senior management.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeReston • Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Virginia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $99,000 - $225,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber SecurityFirewallsTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop relationships quickly and easily with other teams, communicating the complexities of security with a wide variety of audiences, including senior management.
Manage infrastructure and cybersecurity controls, including enhanced detection and vulnerability capabilities and improved event correlation in large enterprises.
Lead risk and vulnerability assessments in network, system, and application areas, and leverage big data analytics and traditional security event types to identify advanced threats or indicators of compromise.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience configuring, managing, and optimizing network firewalls
Experience with multi-domain architectures, including data center, WAN, and LAN in virtualized architectures
Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam
HS diploma or GED and 7+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, Associate’s degree and 5+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, or Master’s degree and 1+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities
DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification such as Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, or GSEC Certification
Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 Cybersecurity Service Provider - Infrastructure Support (CSSP-IS) Certification such as CEH, CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+, or CND Certification, within 30 days of start date

Benefits

Comp & perks

health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits
paid leave
professional development
tuition assistance
work-life programs
dependent care
recognition awards program

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Hard Skills & Tools

network firewallscybersecurity controlsrisk assessmentsvulnerability assessmentsbig data analyticsevent correlationmulti-domain architecturesdata centerWANLAN

Soft Skills

relationship buildingcommunicationleadership

Certifications

TS/SCI clearanceDoD 8570 IAT Level II CertificationSecurity+ CECCNA-SecurityGSEC CertificationCEHCySA+GICSPSSCPCHFI