What are the responsibilities and job description for the Network Security Engineer position at Paragone Solutions, Inc.?
Paragone Solutions is seeking a Network Security Engineer to join the team.
This position will be based onsite with core hours between 7:00am – 5:00pm, Monday – Friday.
This role is contingent upon contract award.
Responsibilities Include:
Paragone Solutions, Inc. is a boutique provider of services to the Department of Defense. We are a process-oriented (i.e. ISO 9001 certified) services company that provides cybersecurity, IT training, and industrial health/occupational safety support services. Founded in 2008, we are a certified woman-owned small business. Paragone offers competitive salaries and a relaxed, life-friendly work environment.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other basis prohibited by law.
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This position will be based onsite with core hours between 7:00am – 5:00pm, Monday – Friday.
This role is contingent upon contract award.
Responsibilities Include:
- Responsible for designing, administering, and maintaining the security architecture of the organization's network. This includes implementing new security protocols to improve performance against threats or malfunctions.
- Ensure that computer networks operate seamlessly and adapt organizational network security to suit the company's changing capacity. This involves reducing downtime and disruptions while ensuring all systems and computers run successfully.
- Conduct simulated cyberattacks and penetration testing to identify vulnerabilities in the network. They analyze threat patterns and possibilities for security breaches to develop effective security protocols.
- Identify and mitigate threats, including malware, viruses, and other cyberattacks. Monitor networks for suspicious activity and implement preventive protocols to handle cyberattacks.
- Oversee firewalls, routers, virtual private networks (VPNs), and other security tools to protect the network from internal and external threats.
- Maintain server, LAN, and WAN architecture, and ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, and policy. Document infrastructure and report on security findings.
- Train coworkers and leaders on threats and protection protocols and ensuring that users and their devices contribute to network security.
- Keep up to date with the latest information security trends, threats, and technologies to continually improve network security
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, data science, or related field.
- Formal training or certifications, in network management and security, and cybersecurity domains with a focus on network security, ideally with applied experience in a government entity.
- Minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in the network management and security domain within the Cybersecurity field.
- Demonstrates expertise in network security and management skills in information security.
- Experience with network protocols, cryptography, operating systems, and security tools.
- Expertise in configuring, deploying, and managing firewalls and intrusion detection/prevention systems.
- DevOps knowledge of cloud security, scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Rust), and operating systems.
- Aptitude to analyze data, identify patterns, and draw conclusions for threat detection and incident response.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills to work with various teams and stakeholders
Paragone Solutions, Inc. is a boutique provider of services to the Department of Defense. We are a process-oriented (i.e. ISO 9001 certified) services company that provides cybersecurity, IT training, and industrial health/occupational safety support services. Founded in 2008, we are a certified woman-owned small business. Paragone offers competitive salaries and a relaxed, life-friendly work environment.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other basis prohibited by law.
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