Network Security Engineer

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

We are seeking an experienced Network Security Engineer who will be responsible for helping ensure the security of our customers, staff, systems, communications, and data.

The Network Security Engineer will support the implementation, maintenance and upkeep of our network security systems. This includes firewalls, URL filtering, IDS/IPS, network access control, remote access VPN, and similar systems. The Network Security Engineer will be a key contributor to architecture, design, and implementation work as we mature our network security programs, processes, and practices.

This role requires a combination of technical, communication, and soft skills in order to be successful. The network security role requires collaboration with members of the Information Security, IT, Product, and Operations teams. Experience with change management and a focus on customer experience as a key component of measuring success is a must.

Responsibilities (include both engineering & administration for the following areas):

• Next Generation Firewall/UTM devices
• AWS Network Security 
• Network Access Control (802.1X)
• Remote Access VPN

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of Network Security Engineer experience supporting production environments
• 3+ years of IT systems/application engineering/administration experience
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with AWS network security services including
• Practical knowledge of PKI, cryptography, and certificates
• Strong understanding of OSI model - all layers
• Strong understanding of Layer-7 protection techniques as relates to network security
• Strong understanding of AWS Network Firewall, Security Groups, and NACLs, AWS Transit Gateway and VPC architectures

Salary Range: $110,000$120,000/K

The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience 

ALTEN Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Policy is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual’s age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.

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