Hiring: Senior Network Security Engineer (SDN / Multi-Enclave) Company: Peraton Labs Location: College Park, MD Job Posted Time: 2026-09-17 00:31:39 Employment Type: Full-time / Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : AI, Risk Management, Security Clearance, Systems Engineering, VPN, iOS About the job Experience: •5+ years of experience demonstrating principles, theories, methods, and techniques of security software (IOS) and hardware across Juniper, FORE, and Cisco routers/switches Required Skills: •Is seeking a poly cleared •Senior Network Security Engineer (SDN / Multi-Enclave) •This position requires full-time on-site work at a customer site near College Park, MD. •Design, engineer, and validate secure network/systems solutions spanning multiple enclaves with varying security boundaries and classification levels •Recommend and implement system-level security solutions to satisfy mission, compliance, and operational requirements •Perform and support security planning, assessments, risk analysis, risk management, including documentation and briefing of risk decisions and mitigations •Support our government customer in enforcing the design and implementation of trusted relationships among external systems and architectures (e.g., interconnections, cross-domain dependencies, boundary protections) •Engineer and secure SDN-enabled architectures (i.e. controller/overlay models), ensuring segmentation, policy enforcement, and strong access control Qualifications: •Demonstrated experience in the installation and support of network telecommunications, with expert-level network security knowledge •Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, securing, or operating Software Defined Networking solutions •Demonstrated experience supporting security compliance (planning, assessment, audit support, evidence collection, control implementation/validation) •An active/current Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification is required for this role; additionally, you should have or have documented (over 50%) progress toward completion of a Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification •Active TS/SCI security clearance with a current polygraph is required. •12 years of experience as a Network Security Engineer (or related role) supporting DoD/IC programs, and a Bachelor's in Computer Science, Cybersecurity Engineering, System Engineering, Network Engineering or related discipline. 4 years of additional experience may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree (for a total of 16 years of experience) Compensation: •$146,000 - $234,000 / year •Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!