Security Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Current U.S. Government TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
• Must meet the posting’s U.S. Person and U.S. citizenship requirements for the specified government work.
• Must live within commuting distance of the Herndon, VA/DC area and work onsite four days per week.
• Five years of relevant experience in networking and Cisco security products.
• Cisco Certified Networking Professional (CCNP) certification or equivalent security skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to solve technical problems.

Nice To Haves

• Experience deploying or supporting Cisco Identity Services Engine, Cisco Firepower, Secure Network Analytics (SNA), or other Cisco security products.
• Ability to lead or guide teams comprising Cisco, customer, and partner members in triaging and resolving network problems.
• Ability to drive high-level crisis management by anticipating and actively resolving issues with customers and partners.
• Good communication, consulting, and customer relationship skills to create productive partnerships.
• Ability to multitask, self-start in a fast-paced team environment, and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Help transform customers’ current and future security architectures.
• Deliver day-to-day customer activities and consulting.
• Help customers understand their networks, reduce risks, and use technology to meet business objectives.
• Train and mentor other engineers.
• Work with Cisco Engineering to advocate for customer innovation and communicate upcoming technology to customers.
• Lead or guide Cisco, customer, and partner teams in triaging and resolving network problems.
• Anticipate and actively resolve issues, problems, or events through high-level crisis management.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Basic life insurance.
• Paid holidays and a floating holiday for non-exempt employees.
• Birthday paid day off, year-end holiday shutdown, and paid personal wellness days.
• Vacation time, including a flexible vacation program for eligible exempt employees.
• Paid sick time.
• Additional paid time away may be requested for critical or emergency family issues.
• Optional paid volunteer days.
• Annual bonuses for eligible non-sales employees.
• Eligible employees may receive Cisco restricted stock unit grants.