Network Security Engineer (Cyber Focus)

Red Canyon Engineering & Software

1d • $100,000 - $160,000

About The Position

Red Canyon is seeking a high-caliber Network Engineer with a specialized Cyber Security focus to join their technical operations team. This role sits at the intersection of robust infrastructure management and aggressive security posture hardening. The ideal candidate is a technical diplomat capable of translating complex vulnerabilities into actionable remediation plans and presenting those solutions to high-level stakeholders.

Requirements

• Deep expertise in Cisco & Aruba; LAN/WAN troubleshooting in high-stakes environments.
• Mastery of Nessus, Tenable, and the STIG hardening process.
• Experience with Gov-sector workflows: PO&AM, SCA audits, and PVG.
• Proficiency in Ansible, Terraform (AWS), and SolarWinds for monitoring/orchestration.
• Dynamic Presentation: Comfortable with Public Board Presentations (Med/High frequency), possessing the "adapt and overcome" mindset to handle live, high-pressure inquiries.
• Technical Translation: Ability to take a granular technical query and translate it into a strategic business or security solution for non-technical leadership.
• Low-Conflict Navigation: High ability to "politick" across teams with a low-friction, results-oriented approach.
• Research & Solutioning: A self-starter attitude toward researching emerging threats and proposing architectural pivots on the fly.

Nice To Haves

• Active security clearance (or eligibility to obtain public trust).
• Relevant certifications: CCNP/CCIE, Aruba Certified Design Professional (ACDP), CISSP, or CEH.
• Proven history of briefing senior government or corporate leadership on security posture.

Responsibilities

• Provide Tier 3/Ops-level troubleshooting for complex LAN/WAN environments.
• Manage, configure, and maintain multi-vendor environments with a primary focus on Cisco and Aruba architectures.
• Ensure high availability and optimal performance of critical network pathways.
• Lead the interpretation and implementation of Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) to harden network assets.
• Utilize Nessus/Tenable to identify risks; perform Patch Vulnerability Adjudication (PVG) to determine the validity and impact of identified threats.
• Manage Plan of Action and Milestones (PO&AM) documentation and support Security Control Assessor (SCA) requirements within a government-standard framework.
• Modernize workflows by leveraging automation tools including Ansible and SolarWinds.
• Support cloud-integrated networking (AWS) using Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deployments.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed