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Great long term contract opportunity for a Senior Security Architect. This position is 100% onsite.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Security, Compliance, and Audit Readiness
- Enforce network security controls aligned with National Institute of Standards and Technology ( NIST ), and department policy.
- Implement and maintain firewall rulesets, Network Access Control ( NAC ) solutions (e.g., Cisco Identity Service Engine ( ISE )), and endpoint access policies.
- Support the cybersecurity team in incident detection, forensic analysis, and mitigation strategies.
- Provide documentation and evidence for security audits and compliance reviews.
Implementation, Operations, and Support
- Serve as the hands-on engineer for network deployment, upgrades, and incident response.
- Configure and manage Cisco switches, routers, firewalls, WLCs, and wireless endpoints.
- Design and manage VPNs, QoS, ACLs, network monitoring, and logging systems (SolarWinds, NetFlow, SNMP).
- Strong technical and leadership experience in cybersecurity, with hands-on expertise in Incident Response, SIEM technologies, O365 Security Architecture and policy administration, and SIEM engineering.
Leadership and Staff Development
- Serve as the department s SME on enterprise security, guiding decisions across IT, public safety systems, and operations.
- Train, coach, and mentor internal IT staff, including junior and mid-level network technicians.
- Lead structured knowledge transfer sessions, hands-on training, and real-time coaching during support and implementation activities.
- Create SOPs, how-to guides, and step-by-step documentation tailored for ongoing use by internal staff.
- Support staff in preparation for certification paths (e.g., CCNA/CCNP) if desired.
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Strong technical and leadership experience in cybersecurity, with hands-on expertise in Incident Response, SIEM technologies, O365 Security Architecture and policy administration, and SIEM engineering.
- Cisco networking (switches, routers, firewalls, WLCs, VPNs)
- Security and compliance (CJIS, NIST, NAC, incident response, audit readiness)
- Network monitoring & management (SolarWinds, NetFlow, SNMP, ACLs, QoS)
- Leadership and mentoring (SME guidance, staff training, documentation)
Core technologies desired:
- Palo Alto Technologies (Deep technical knowledge, certification) Palo Alto Panorama
- Palo Alto Cortex EDR
- Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR
- Palo Alto Prisma Cloud Service
- Palo Alto NGFW
- CyberArk
- Cisco ISE
- AWS, Azure
- Azure Entra ID
- ServiceNow
- Tenable Vulnerability Management
- Terraform
- Microsoft O365
Nice-to-Have Skillsets:
- Advanced experience with CJIS/NIST compliance, endpoint access management, and security audits.
- Proficiency with Cisco WLCs, VPNs, QoS, ACLs, and network monitoring tools (SolarWinds, NetFlow, SNMP).
- SME experience in enterprise security, public safety, or government networks.
- Experience creating SOPs, training programs, and mentoring IT staff toward certifications (CCNA/CCNP).
- Strong communication skills and ability to proactively identify and mitigate network/security risks.