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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Security Engineer IDS & Vulnerability Infrastructure - **Company:** Verizon Communications Inc. - **Location:** Loudoun County, VA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $101,000.0 - $194,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Secure Shell (SSH), Systems Engineering, Bash Shell, CentOS, Configuration Management, Computer Networks, Data Centers, Data Integrity, Software Debugging, RAID, Domain Name System (DNS), Firmware, Intrusion Detection Systems, Jinja (Template Engine), Python (Programming Language), Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (LDAP), Simple Mail Transfer Protocols, NetFlow, Network Time Protocols, Package Management Systems, Performance Tuning, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Logstash, Ansible, Simple Network Management Protocols, Tcpdump, Wireshark, Software Vulnerability Management, Data Logging, Scripting, Backend, Nessus, Hardware Infrastructure, Splunk, Vulnerability Analysis - **Published:** September 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/18208796?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F18208796%2FSecurity-Engineer-Ids-Vulnerability-Infrastructure-Virginia-Ashburn ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience. * Four or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training. * Enterprise Linux systems administration (RHEL, Rocky, CentOS) including package management and repository administration. * Network traffic and protocol analysis (tcpdump, pcap collection, Wireshark, BPF filtering). * Demonstrated ability to diagnose common encapsulation types and perform deep inspection of protocols including DNS, TLS, HTTP, SSH, SNMP, SMTP, NTP. * Python or any scripting for infrastructure and backend automation. * Hands-on experience managing enterprise physical server hardware, out-of-band administration, and data center fiber infrastructure. Even better if you have one or more of the following: * Experience with Suricata IDS rule basics, rule creation, and suricata-update rule builds. * Competency in compiling custom Suricata plugins for feature enhancement. * Ansible fleet orchestration using playbooks and Jinja templates. * Experience with Logstash pipelines (input, filter, mutate, output) and Splunk telemetry/dashboards. * Knowledge of Netflow collection and analysis. * Understanding of carrier-grade protocols including GTP, Diameter, SIP, and LDAP. * Experience in data center project management, including hardware build planning, purchasing, and facilities ticketing. Where you'll be workingIn this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office, which will be set by your manager. Employees are responsible for maintaining compliance with hybrid work policies. Scheduled Weekly Hours40 Equal Employment Opportunity ## Description Verizon is looking for a Security Engineer to join a specialized team responsible for the deployment, scaling, and operational health of our distributed intrusion detection systems and vulnerability scanning infrastructure. In this role, you will manage a fleet of over 900 Suricata IDS sensors across data center boundaries to monitor traffic on Verizon's management network. You will own the operational lifecycle of this environment, combining physical data center systems engineering with Python and other scripting automation to maintain network visibility, while supporting vulnerability management workflows as needs arise. Managing this volume of sensors requires a deep understanding of kernel-level performance and automated configuration management to ensure consistent telemetry across the footprint., * Orchestrate the operational lifecycle of 900+ Suricata IDS sensors, including system-level performance tuning (CPU affinity, NUMA nodes, and other methods to prevent packet loss on high-throughput interfaces. * Develop and refine Logstash configurations, utilizing input, filter, mutate, and output stages to ensure telemetry accuracy and downstream data integrity for security analysis. * Engineer and deploy custom Suricata IDS rules and signatures, utilizing suricata-update to ensure the distributed fleet remains synchronized against evolving threats without manual intervention. * Automate the vulnerability management pipeline by maintaining and debugging Python and Bash backend code for Nessus scanning to ensure the pipeline runs autonomously via cron. * Manage the physical hardware lifecycle for Dell servers, including iDRAC administration, RAID configurations, and firmware updates to prevent hardware failures from degrading sensor uptime. * Execute data center logistics, including cabling, optics selection, passive tapping (Brocade/Gigamon), and the management of power, cooling, and rack-space ticketing to secure physical signal delivery. We need a collaborative, forward-thinking engineer who actively hunts down coverage gaps, refines logging mechanisms to eliminate false positives, and ensures the uninterrupted visibility of our 900+ sensor fleet.***This role can be located in any US based Verizon hub location.*** ## Related Videos - [Unlocking the potential of Digital & IT at Vodafone](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/602-unlocking-the-potential-of-digital-it-at-vodafone) - [You can’t hack what you can’t see](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/41-you-can-t-hack-what-you-can-t-see) - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) ## Related Articles - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [9 Ways to Make Money Hacking](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/333-9-ways-to-make-money-hacking) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Walking Into The Era of Supply Chain Risks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/106-walking-into-the-era-of-supply-chain-risks)