Network Security Engineer Maxwell Gunter AFB, AL Posted: 8/18/2025
Job Description
Job ID#:
212608
Job Category:
IT/Technical
Position Type:
Associate - W2
Duration:
TTH
Shift:
1
We have an outstanding Contract to Hire position for a Network Security Engineer to join a leading Company located in the Maxwell Gunter, AFB surrounding area.
**US Citizenship is required.**
**Candidate must possess an active Secret Security Clearance and the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI Clearance.**
Job Responsibilities:
Install, monitor, configure, troubleshoot, upgrade, patch, harden, maintain, and operate intrusion detection/prevention systems, firewalls, load balancers, and web proxies to protect AFNet resources from both internal and external threats according to DoD security standards.
Perform complex analytics on boundary protection systems to protect system assets from compromise, data loss, and other requirements.
Perform DCO and DODIN operations.
Basic Hiring Criteria:
7+ years of experience with Enterprise DOD boundary protection and CSSP operations.
Must have Current: IAT-II Certification.
Current or able to obtain in 90 days: Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator (PCNSA) or Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE).
The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:
The California Fair Chance Act
Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers