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Contingent – SME Network Security Engineer
Full Time • Fully Remote - US
Benefits:
- Bonus based on performance
- Competitive salary
- Flexible schedule
Summary
This position supports the Enterprise Network & Information Security Enhancement (ENISE) program from February 16, 2026 to February 15, 2027, providing engineering support for next‑generation firewalls, proxies, cloud‑hosted security stacks, and enterprise boundary protection. All work is authorized remotely and performed at the contractor’s location using government‑furnished systems.
This position supports the Enterprise Network & Information Security Enhancement (ENISE) program from February 16, 2026 to February 15, 2027, providing engineering support for next‑generation firewalls, proxies, cloud‑hosted security stacks, and enterprise boundary protection. All work is authorized remotely and performed at the contractor’s location using government‑furnished systems.
Job Description
The Network Security Engineering SME performs advanced design, configuration, and optimization of Palo Alto NGFWs, proxy services, secure web gateways, cloud security platforms, and threat‑prevention infrastructure. This role provides hands‑on engineering, testing, troubleshooting, runbook creation, and architecture support for enterprise security modernization.
The Network Security Engineering SME performs advanced design, configuration, and optimization of Palo Alto NGFWs, proxy services, secure web gateways, cloud security platforms, and threat‑prevention infrastructure. This role provides hands‑on engineering, testing, troubleshooting, runbook creation, and architecture support for enterprise security modernization.
Responsibilities
- Configure and optimize Palo Alto PA‑Series, VM‑Series, CN‑Series, Cloud NGFW, and Panorama.
- Implement SSL decryption, URL filtering, authentication, threat prevention, and logging.
- Support Strata Cloud Manager, Prisma Access, and Prisma Cloud engineering.
- Develop diagrams, runbooks, enforcement policies, and deployment documentation.
- Integrate network controls with SIEM/SOAR, dashboards, and detection workflows.
- Support boundary protection, cloud integrations, and Zero Trust alignment.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Networking or related field.
- 10+ years network engineering experience.
- CISSP required.
- Expert knowledge of NGFW, IDS/IPS, cloud security, and segmentation.
- Hands‑on Prisma, Panorama, and hybrid cloud integration experience.
This is a remote position.
Compensation: $155,000.00 - $175,000.00 per year
Mission Statement
Our mission is to deliver elite management and technology consulting services that empower our federal agency clients to achieve their most complex and mission-critical objectives. We specialize in assembling highly specialized teams of subject matter experts, analysts, and technical specialists with direct experience supporting federal programs—operations and technology.
Founded in 2010 with multi-million dollar value, 150+ employee alumni and a proven track record, we bring deep expertise in administrative management, custom software development, facilities support, aviation operations, and secure telecommunications.
We exist to serve our clients with precision, agility, and integrity—delivering solutions that drive measurable impact across government operations.
Our mission is to deliver elite management and technology consulting services that empower our federal agency clients to achieve their most complex and mission-critical objectives. We specialize in assembling highly specialized teams of subject matter experts, analysts, and technical specialists with direct experience supporting federal programs—operations and technology.
Founded in 2010 with multi-million dollar value, 150+ employee alumni and a proven track record, we bring deep expertise in administrative management, custom software development, facilities support, aviation operations, and secure telecommunications.
We exist to serve our clients with precision, agility, and integrity—delivering solutions that drive measurable impact across government operations.
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