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.

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.

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.

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