Principal Cyber Network Engineer

Chantilly, VA

Freedom Technology Solutions Group is seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Principal Cyber Network Engineer to join our team in the Chantilly, VA, area. As a Principal Cyber Network Engineer, you will be responsible for expanding network architecture of various vendor network devices, such as routers, switches, load balancers and firewalls.  Work closely with teams of engineers to implement and maintain complex architecture. 

Responsibilities:

• Performs engineering support and system administration of applications and systems to include installation, configuration, maintenance, patching, and back-up/restore
• Provides Tier 2/3 maintenance and engineering support for deployed technologies
• Supports Assessment and Authorization activities related to cybersecurity technologies, where applicable
• Identifies potential conflicts with implementation of any cybersecurity tools within the enterprise and develops recommendations to remediate these conflicts
• Provides ideas for automating repetitive project tasks and metrics collection using scripts and assists with testing/implementation to production

Required Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI with Poly
• Minimum education: B.S. or relevant experience in related field and 10 years of related experience
• Experience in deploying and/or supporting enterprise security software products such as firewalls, IPS, Anti-Virus solutions, application firewalls, high availability solutions, network management systems, virtual systems
• Experience with tools such as Nmap, Nessus, and tcpdump
• Working knowledge of shell, perl and xml scripting
• A solid understanding of Windows and Linux systems, general operating system security practices, TCP/IP networking, and network security concepts is required
• Must have or be willing to obtain IAT Level II or higher certification within 6 months of hire

Desired Qualifications:

• Design and architecture experience a plus