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Sr. Network Security Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology · Bethesda, MD, US

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Job details

Pay
$142,792 – $172,500 a year
Work mode
Hybrid
Level
Senior
Experience
10+ years
Education
Bachelor's degree
Posted
Nov 6, 2026
Last confirmed open
Nov 6, 2026
Job function
Software/Internet/AI › System Reliability & Security › Network Security Engineer
Job description

About this role

Clearance Level None Category Cyber and IT Risk Management Location Bethesda, Maryland (Hybrid Workplace)

Key Skills For Success Cisco ASA Firewall

Cisco Firewall Security

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

Cisco IPS

Cisco NAC

REQ#:RQ230990

Public Trust:NACI (T1)

Requisition Type:Regular

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Job Description

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The Senior Network Security Engineer is responsible for the configuration, deployment, and management of the customer’s NAC solution in a 24x7x365 environment. The senior engineer is accountable for but not limited to monitoring, configuration changes, accounts, and software updates for the customer’s NAC, Cisco ISE and IDS/IPS solutions.

The engineer must be able to analyze, troubleshoot, and remediate issues within the enterprise. The engineer will also work closely with other teams to ensure that these solutions are performing to standard.

This position is located at 6555 Rock Spring Drive, Bethesda, MD travel is primarily local in the DC metro area.

Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate in the Architecture and Administration of LAN technologies of Cisco Switches and Cisco ASA Firewalls
  • Collaborate in the architecture and Administration of Network Access Control systems including but not limited Cisco ISE, Forescout, Cisco ACS, RSA, Cisco AnyConnect, Gigamon, IDS/IPS.
  • Troubleshoot and problem solve a wide variety of client/user issues and act as an escalation point for LAN/NAC related issues
  • Work closely with other IT functional teams to ensure cohesive support and strategies across the IT organization
  • Support the development of project schedules and execute as authorized
  • Maintain relationships with key Third-Party software/hardware vendors to provide support to the infrastructure as needed.
  • Provide daily support for tickets: service requests, incidents, problems, and tasks
  • Execute tasks to support projects
  • Provide regular updates to tickets
  • Produce daily/weekly status reports
  • Develop and execute change request plans
  • Identify appropriate security access control solutions to satisfy customer business objectives/requirements
  • Develop High-Level Designs (HLDs) and Low-Level Designs (LLDs)
  • Document physical and logical topologies for security solutions
  • Develop High-Level task lists/Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
  • Determine the Level of Effort (LOE) for service/solutions
  • Develop Bills of Materials (BOMs) and participate in the decision-making process for the acquisition of current/new technologies for the customer environment
  • Document solution risks, issues and mitigation strategies
  • Create and maintain network diagrams
  • Provide Subject Matter Expertise for network security technologies
  • Meet with management and the customer to present and discuss design and implementation efforts

Required Skills:

  • BS degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent.
  • Must have a minimum of 10 years of experience implementing and maintaining Network Access Control technologies (Cisco IDS/IPS, ISE, Forescout, Cisco AnyConnect, etc.)
  • Must have minimum 10 years of experience in a Network Engineering role.
  • Experience with network infrastructure in enterprise datacenter solutions.
  • Experience with mid to large scale implementations of Network Access Control technologies.
  • Ability to obtain/maintain a Public trust which requires background check, fingerprints, etc.

Desired Skills:

  • Cisco CCNA/CCNA/Security, CCNP/CCNP Security, CCIE certifications
  • Cisco SISE certification
  • Forescout FSCA/FSAA/FSCE certifications
  • Experience with Cisco wireless LAN controllers.
  • Experience with Forescout security products.
  • Experience configuring Cisco ASAs and switches.
  • Experience configuring 802.1X.
  • Experience configuring and implementing network segmentation including VLANs and MPLS.
  • Experience with multiple end-system operating systems including Windows, Linux, Mac OS, and Apple IOS.
  • Experience with ServiceNow and Visio is an asset

Work Requirements

Years of Experience

10 + years of related experience

  • may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Security | Cisco - Cisco

Travel Required

None

Salary and Benefit Information

The likely salary range for this position is $142,792 - $172,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Our Identity Verification Process

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By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

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