Network Security Engineer

Title: Network Security Engineer

Location: Albany, NY (5 days per week onsite) Local

Duration: 3 Years

MOI: Phone/Skype/Teams

VISA: USC/GC - USC preffered.

End Client: Skyline/NYDOT

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This position requires a strong understanding of core networking and cybersecurity principles, best practices, and a demonstrated interest in intelligent transportation technologies.


Minimum Qualifications
· Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
· Strong understanding of TCP/IP, routing, switching, and network security principles.
· Proficiency configuring and troubleshooting LANs, VLANs, trunks, spanning tree, IP subnetting, routing protocols, and wireless networking
· Proven experience in network administration and troubleshooting.
· Ability to perform and analyze packet traces.
· Proficiency with firewalls to configure and troubleshoot security rules, NAT, threat protection, and logging
· Experience with IDS/IPS and SIEM tools, security event triage, and escalation.
· Industry certifications such as CCNP, PCNSA, or similar are preferred.
· Familiarity with network monitoring tools.
· Familiarity with vulnerability scanning tools.
· Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
· Display a strong grasp of key cybersecurity and IT concepts such as:
· Cloud Concepts: SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, hybrid, on premises
· Cybersecurity Principles: defense in depth, least privilege, CIA triad
· Cybersecurity Technology: NAC systems, next-generation firewalls, VPNs, micro segmentation, IAM, vulnerability management, encryption
· IT principles: High availability, clustering, failover, single point of failure, dynamic routing, classification, tagging
· Server and Compute: Client Server, virtualization, clustering, failover, backups, imaging
· A strong desire to learn and grow within the field of intelligent transportation systems.

Preferred Qualifications
· Data classification principles and enforcement
· Understanding of cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST CSF, CIS Critical Controls
· Experience supporting operational technology or critical infrastructure environments.
· Experience working with distributed networks that support transportation, public sector, industrial, or field-based operations.
· Familiarity with cybersecurity incident response and escalation procedures.
· Experience balancing network security requirements with system availability and operational continuity.
· Hands-on familiarity with modern network security monitoring, event analysis, and infrastructure documentation practices.