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# Sr. Network Engineer

- **Company:** UNITECH CONSULTING, L.L.C.
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** IEEE 802.1X, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, CompTIA Security+, Monitoring of Systems, Network Security, Network Diagrams, Network Planning and Design, Network Monitoring, Zero Trust Network Access, Security Information and Event Management, Software Vulnerability Management, Data Logging, Juniper, Patch Management, Fortinet, Cisco
- **Published:** June 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=acc732dae5d8d964

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Zero Trust security?, * Senior network engineer/network architect with 10+ years of enterprise network engineering experience, including at least 5 years supporting Cisco-based environments at senior engineer, lead engineer, or architecture level.

 * Must have network design, network modernization, segmentation, perimeter security, firewall rule review/optimization, 802.1X or NAC deployment, SIEM/NDR integration, vulnerability remediation planning, device lifecycle management, network monitoring, and incident response support.
 * Federal, legislative branch, defense, financial, healthcare, or other highly regulated experience is necessary for federal cybersecurity standards, audit readiness, confidentiality, and formal change management.
 * Design, implement, operate, and optimize Cisco-based core, distribution, access, and edge environments for availability, scalability, performance, and resilience.
 * Network security architecture aligned to NIST SP 800-53 and NIST SP 800-207, 802.1X, role-based and identity-aware access, perimeter and public-facing security, SIEM/NDR integration, vulnerability remediation, device lifecycle management, audits, assessments, compliance reviews, RCA, automated patch management, network diagrams, and continuous real-time monitoring.

Certifications: CCNP Enterprise, CCNP Security, CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure, CCIE Security, or equivalent senior Cisco credentials. For a strong senior candidate, CCNP plus extensive experience in architecture and security implementation is acceptable. Also additive: CISSP, CISM, Security+, Cisco CyberOps, Fortinet NSE, Palo Alto PCNSE, Juniper professional certifications, AWS/Azure networking or security certifications, ITIL, and NIST/RMF-related experience.

## Description

Senior Cisco network engineering, network security architecture, Zero Trust implementation, segmentation, 802.1X/NAC, perimeter security, enterprise monitoring/logging, vulnerability remediation, technical leadership, and Government-facing documentation. Must be able to lead design decisions, advise CBO stakeholders, guide the Network Engineer, coordinate with cybersecurity/cloud/Microsoft teams, and produce implementation plans, validation criteria, rollback steps, architecture diagrams, SOPs, RCA reports, and audit-ready evidence.


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