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Full-time
bachelor degree
Posted 36d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
The engineer will design, implement, and maintain enterprise firewall infrastructure while managing security policies and network segmentation. They will also lead incident response efforts, conduct security assessments, and ensure compliance with federal cybersecurity standards.
Requirements
Candidates must have at least 7 years of experience in enterprise firewall and network security administration. A bachelor's degree in a related field and an active Secret security clearance are required.
Full job description
Akumen, Inc. delivers mission-focused technology, cybersecurity, and cloud solutions that enable federal agencies to modernize infrastructure, strengthen security, and achieve operational excellence. We are seeking an experienced Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to design, implement, secure, and maintain enterprise firewall infrastructure supporting mission-critical federal environments.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on cybersecurity engineer with deep expertise in enterprise firewalls, network segmentation, VPN technologies, and Zero Trust security principles. This role will lead firewall architecture, policy management, security hardening, and incident response efforts while ensuring compliance with federal cybersecurity standards.
Key Responsibilities
Design, implement, configure, and maintain enterprise firewall solutions in high-availability production environments.
Develop, manage, and optimize firewall security policies, ACLs, NAT configurations, VPN tunnels, and network segmentation.
Perform firewall rule reviews, policy cleanup, and change management while ensuring compliance with organizational security requirements.
Support implementation of Zero Trust Architecture, micro-segmentation, and secure network access solutions.
Troubleshoot complex network connectivity and security issues across firewalls, routers, switches, load balancers, and VPN technologies.
Monitor firewall health, performance, logging, and security events while responding to incidents and vulnerabilities.
Conduct firewall security assessments, risk analyses, and configuration audits in accordance with NIST, DISA STIGs, and agency security requirements.
Collaborate with cloud, infrastructure, and application teams to securely integrate enterprise systems and cloud environments.
Develop and maintain network diagrams, security documentation, standard operating procedures, and implementation guides.
Support Authority to Operate (ATO) activities, vulnerability remediation, continuous monitoring, and cybersecurity compliance initiatives.
Minimum Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Relevant experience may be substituted for a degree.
7+ years of experience administering enterprise firewall and network security technologies.
Hands-on experience with one or more enterprise firewall platforms, including Palo Alto, Cisco Firepower/ASA, Fortinet FortiGate, Check Point, or Juniper SRX.
Strong understanding of TCP/IP, routing, switching, VLANs, VPNs (IPSec/SSL), NAT, ACLs, DNS, and network protocols.
Experience implementing network segmentation and Zero Trust security architectures.
Experience supporting security compliance frameworks such as NIST 800-53, RMF, DISA STIGs, or CIS Benchmarks.
Experience securing Azure Government, AWS GovCloud, or hybrid cloud environments.
Experience with IDS/IPS, web application firewalls (WAF), Secure Web Gateways, and network access control solutions.
Experience with SIEM platforms such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, or QRadar.
Familiarity with automation using PowerShell, Python, Ansible, or REST APIs for firewall administration.
Experience supporting federal civilian or Department of Defense environments.
Clearance
A minimum of an active Secret security clearance is required
Akumen, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit, and business needs, and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We are committed to a respectful and inclusive workplace where all individuals have the opportunity to succeed. Akumen, Inc. maintains a drug-free workplace consistent with applicable local, state, and federal laws.
Innovative IT service solutions to federal government agencies that help them achieve their goals and mission.
Industry
IT Services and IT Consulting
Company size
51-200 employees
Founded
1989
Headquarters
Cambridge, Massachusetts
LinkedIn followers
642
Delivering leading edge Information Technology services with vision-focused mission-driven solutions to fulfill the critical needs of our federal government agencies.
Offices: 125 Cambridgepark Dr Ste 301, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140, US · 11921 Freedom Dr, Suite 500, Reston, Virginia 20190, US
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