Network Security Engineer Job at Delan Associates, Inc, Annapolis, MD

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  • Delan Associates, Inc
  • Annapolis, MD

Job Description

We're Hiring: Network Security Engineer (Hybrid | Annapolis, MD)

We are seeking an experienced Network Security Engineer to support a long-term (5-year) contract focused on designing, implementing, and securing enterprise network environments. This is a hybrid role with a mix of on-site and remote work.

Location: Annapolis, MD
Work Model: Hybrid (3 days on-site / 2 days remote; expanded remote possible after 6 months)
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM ET

Role Overview

The Network Security Engineer will play a critical role in planning, designing, implementing, and supporting secure, scalable, and resilient 24x7 network operations. This position works closely with engineering teams to modernize network security platforms and ensure defense-in-depth solutions.

Required Qualifications

  • Associate degree in an IT-related field
  • Active certifications:
    • Palo Alto Networks PCNSA or Network Security Professional
    • Cisco CCNA Enterprise or CCNA Security

Preferred Qualifications

  • 10+ years of IT networking and security experience (U.S.-based)
  • Advanced certifications (active or expired within 3 years), such as:
    • Palo Alto PCNSE / NGFW Engineer / Network Security Analyst
    • Cisco CCNP Enterprise or CCNP Security

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, engineer, and implement secure network solutions
  • Lead or support migrations from legacy security platforms to next-gen technologies
  • Troubleshoot critical network security issues and threat remediation
  • Develop technical documentation, diagrams, and implementation plans
  • Support capacity planning, monitoring, and operational improvements
  • Provide leadership, guidance, and mentoring to team members
  • Deliver weekly status reports and host status meetings

Preferred Technical Experience

  • Palo Alto NGFW, IDS/IPS, VPNs, Content Filtering, TLS/SSL Inspection
  • Cisco routing, switching, wireless, and ISE/NAC
  • Reverse proxies & load balancing (A10 preferred)
  • MFA, PKI, micro-segmentation, cloud networking
  • Routing protocols (EIGRP, OSPF, BGP)
  • Tools: Panorama, SolarWinds, Nessus, NMAP, Wireshark

Job Tags

Long term contract, Contract work, Remote work, Monday to Friday,

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