# Senior Network Security Engineer

> Paragon Cyber Solutions · United States (Remote) · Full-time · Posted 2026-07-29

**Workplace:** remote

**Department:** W2

## Description

Paragon Cyber Solutions is a woman-, veteran-, and minority-owned cybersecurity and IT services firm that supports government and commercial clients with compliance, cyber defense, and mission-focused technology solutions. Our team takes pride in solving complex technical challenges and delivering innovative, customer-focused outcomes.

The Senior Network Security Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining secure enterprise network architectures across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. This role serves as a technical leader for network security initiatives, driving Zero Trust adoption, secure remote access solutions, firewall strategy, segmentation, and advanced threat protection capabilities.

**This position is contingent upon contract award.**

### Responsibilities

-   Design, implement, and support secure network architectures across enterprise and cloud environments.
-   Engineer and maintain firewalls, VPNs, proxies, IDS/IPS solutions, and network access control technologies.
-   Lead network segmentation and Zero Trust initiatives.
-   Perform firewall rule reviews, policy optimization, and attack surface reduction efforts.
-   Design secure remote access and multi-factor authentication solutions.
-   Integrate security telemetry into SIEM platforms for monitoring, alerting, and incident response.
-   Support cloud networking security controls across AWS, Azure, and hybrid environments.
-   Lead major security infrastructure upgrades and architecture modernization efforts.
-   Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, and cloud teams to implement enterprise security standards.
-   Develop technical documentation, network diagrams, and security design artifacts.

## Requirements

-   Bachelor's degree in Networking, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or related field.

-   6 to 10 years of network security engineering experience.
-   Proven experience leading enterprise security architecture upgrades or transformation projects.

Knowledge of:

-   Firewalls
-   Routers and switches
-   VPN technologies
-   Proxy solutions
-   IDS/IPS platforms
-   Network Access Control (NAC)
-   Segmentation technologies

Strong understanding of:

-   Secure network architecture
-   Zero Trust principles
-   Cloud networking
-   Hybrid environments

**Preferred Experience**

Hands-on experience with:

-   Palo Alto Prisma Access
-   Palo Alto Virtual Firewalls

Knowledge of:

-   NIST SP 800-160
-   Executive Order 14028
-   CISA Binding Operational Directives

Experience with additional SASE platforms:

-   Zscaler
-   Fortinet
-   Cloudflare
-   VMware

**Additional Eligibility Qualifications**

-   Must be United States Citizen.
-   The flexibility to work occasional non-duty hours or on weekends to support specific project or mission requirements.

## Benefits

-   Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision).
-   Retirement Plan (401K w/ employer matching).
-   Paid Time Off & 11 Paid Public Holidays.
-   Short and Long-Term Disability.
-   Healthy Work-Life Balance.
-   Training & Development.

**Why Work For Paragon Cyber Solutions?**

You want to make a difference. You want to be recognized by name versus being a number. You want to work with a company where you can grow and work in different areas to increase your knowledge/experience. You have an entrepreneurial spirit and need to live it.

As a small business, each team member rolls up their sleeves and helps where needed (including our CEO). Our ideal candidate will be comfortable with multi-tasking and prefers working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. You must be adaptable to the needs of a growing business.

_**A Model of Excellence**_

_That’s our motto in all we do and what we seek in our team members._

Are you a hardworking professional seeking a new opportunity that fosters growth? Look no further!

We are a minority, woman, veteran-owned, 8(a), EDWOSB, VOSB, HUBZone certified Tampa, FL-based small business. We pride ourselves on delivering high-quality solutions that help our clients protect the integrity of their business operations.

## Apply

[Apply at Paragon Cyber Solutions](https://apply.workable.com/paragoncybersolutions/j/6824EBD7A7/apply)

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