Network Security Engineer

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Delan Associates, Inc

Network Security Engineer

Annapolis, MD
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    We're Hiring: Network Security Engineer (Hybrid | Annapolis, MD)

    We are seeking an experienced Network Security Engineer to support a long-term (5-year) contract focused on designing, implementing, and securing enterprise network environments. This is a hybrid role with a mix of on-site and remote work.

    Location: Annapolis, MD
    Work Model: Hybrid (3 days on-site / 2 days remote; expanded remote possible after 6 months)
    ⏰ Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM ET

    ****Role Overview

    The Network Security Engineer will play a critical role in planning, designing, implementing, and supporting secure, scalable, and resilient 24x7 network operations. This position works closely with engineering teams to modernize network security platforms and ensure defense-in-depth solutions.

    ✅ Required Qualifications

    • Associate degree in an IT-related field
    • Active certifications:
      • Palo Alto Networks PCNSA or Network Security Professional
      • Cisco CCNA Enterprise or CCNA Security

    ⭐ Preferred Qualifications

    • 10+ years of IT networking and security experience (U.S.-based)
    • Advanced certifications (active or expired within 3 years), such as:
      • Palo Alto PCNSE / NGFW Engineer / Network Security Analyst
      • Cisco CCNP Enterprise or CCNP Security

    ****Key Responsibilities

    • Design, engineer, and implement secure network solutions
    • Lead or support migrations from legacy security platforms to next-gen technologies
    • Troubleshoot critical network security issues and threat remediation
    • Develop technical documentation, diagrams, and implementation plans
    • Support capacity planning, monitoring, and operational improvements
    • Provide leadership, guidance, and mentoring to team members
    • Deliver weekly status reports and host status meetings

    ****Preferred Technical Experience

    • Palo Alto NGFW, IDS/IPS, VPNs, Content Filtering, TLS/SSL Inspection
    • Cisco routing, switching, wireless, and ISE/NAC
    • Reverse proxies & load balancing (A10 preferred)
    • MFA, PKI, micro-segmentation, cloud networking
    • Routing protocols (EIGRP, OSPF, BGP)
    • Tools: Panorama, SolarWinds, Nessus, NMAP, Wireshark