Sr. Network Security Engineer

Clearance requirement: Active Secret Clearance

Zachary Piper Solutions is looking for a Sr . Network Security Engineer to support a large scale migration project that will move the US ARMY into their new global unified network system. This is a long term position that is fully on-site in Sierra Vista, Arizona . This position requires an IAT Level II or IAT Level III compliance related certification in active status as well as an Active Secret Clearance.

Job Responsibilities:

• Operate and maintain secure network solutions operated as a centralized enterprise capability for the US Army.
• Support 24x7x365 AGUN operations focused on providing the Global Cyber Center (GCC) updates to facilitate command and control of the AGUN network.
• Conduct standard policy and configuration changes to the AGUN network, common remediation or those workflows considered pre-approved and normal.
• Provide management, triage, track, update workflows and service tickets in both JIRA Service Desk and GCC Service Now.
• Provide situational awareness on status of ticket resolution, provide status updates and brief updates as directed by the GCC.
• Escalate tickets and problems through the Jira Service Desk ticketing system to higher tier teams as required.
• Partner with key stakeholders and technical experts to perform legacy environment discovery, assessing current capabilities, configurations, and requirements to provide tier III support for the Army global network.
• Collect, investigate, and identify network optimization strategies and techniques to meet capacity and performance standards.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree and 8+ years of experience
• IAT Level II or IAT Level III active certification
• Demonstrated experience with supporting Palo Alto NGFW
• Demonstrated experience with virtualization technologies such as VMware.
• Experience with one of the following Network technologies: Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto, Dell, or AppGate.
• Demonstrated experience with networking concepts and protocols: LAN, WAN, BGP, TCP/UDP, IPSec, VPN, Routing(L2/L3), and Firewalls
• Demonstrated experience in Linux shell scripting.
• Experience with GitLab source control and CI/CD pipeline development.
• Currently possess an Active Secret Security Clearance

Compensation Includes:

• $120,700 - $147,500 (Depending on experience and LCAT assignment)
• Health, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Paid Holidays, Sick Leave if required by Law

This job posting opens on 7/2/25 and will remain open for 30 days from the posting date

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