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# Network Security III (Boundary)

- **Company:** Dls Inc.
- **Location:** Montgomery, AL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $90,000.0 - $94,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Proxy Servers, Computer Networks, Data Loss, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Storage Area Network (SAN), Network Security, Network Architecture, Network Routers, Load Balancing, Computer Network Operations, Firewalls (Computer Science), Palo Alto Networks, Network Server
- **Published:** July 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=d1508df56b6fb23b

## About the Role

* 7+ years of experience with Enterprise DOD boundary protection and CSSP operations.
 * IAT-II Certification (required)
 * Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE) OR Palo Alto: Next-Generation Firewall Engineer (required)
 * Active Top Secret/SCI clearance (required)

## Description

DLS Engineering is seeking a Network Security III (Boundary) professional for a full-time position in support of the Air Force Intranet Control (AFINC) program at Gunter Annex in Montgomery, Alabama. This is an on-site position.

As part of AFINC, the mission of the 26th Network Operations Squadron (26 NOS) is to provide mission assurance to the warfighter through the operation, management, and defense of the Department of Defense Information Network (DODIN). In the execution of its mission, the 26 NOS maintains network infrastructure, to include routers, switches, proxies, firewalls, servers, workstations, printers, Storage Area Networks (SAN) and test labs, to provide maneuverability and defense of both classified and unclassified networks.

A day in the life:

 * Install, monitor, configure, troubleshoot, upgrade, patch, harden, maintain, and operate intrusion detection/prevention systems, firewalls, load balancers, and web proxies to protect AFNet resources from both internal and external threats according to Department of Defense security standards
 * Perform complex analytics on boundary protection systems to protect system assets from compromise, data loss, and other requirements.
 * Perform Defense Cyberspace Operations (DCO) and DODIN operations.


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