Network Security Engineer

Location : West Bethesda, MD

Job Type : Full‑Time

Target Salary Range : $120,000 – $150,000

Security Clearance : Secret

Position Overview

Cisco Network Security Engineer – Comply to Connect (C2C) / Zero Trust Framework. The Cisco Network Security Engineer will serve as the lead integrator for the deployment and enterprise‑wide integration of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) to implement the Department of Defense’s Comply to Connect (C2C) and Zero Trust Framework across the Command’s Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) network.

This position requires a highly skilled, Cisco‑certified professional capable of architecting and managing secure network access solutions across complex enterprise environments, ensuring compliance with DoD cybersecurity and Zero Trust standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the Lead Cisco ISE Integrator, managing deployment, configuration, and optimization of ISE across the enterprise to align with the Comply to Connect (C2C) Zero Trust model.
• Develop and implement network access control policies, authentication mechanisms, and compliance monitoring to secure and authenticate devices across the RDT&E network.
• Collaborate closely with internal cybersecurity, network, and system engineering teams to ensure seamless integration with existing DoD infrastructure and security architectures.
• Provide technical guidance and best practices for network segmentation, access enforcement, and device visibility using Cisco ISE.
• Ensure configuration and implementation meet or exceed DoD and DISA Zero Trust cybersecurity requirements.
• Support documentation, accreditation, and risk management processes associated with ISE deployment.
• Offer subject matter expertise (SME) support for Cisco Secure Network Analytics (SNA), Cisco Secure Workload, Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), and SD‑WAN technologies as needed.
• Provide technical mentorship to junior engineers and advise leadership on emerging security solutions and integration strategies.

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