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Principal Cyber Engineer

USA💼 Full-time💰 $100,000–$100,000🗓 2026-08-13 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design, implement, secure, and sustain complex enterprise network environments supporting critical customer missions.

Role type

Principal Cyber Engineer (Network Focus)

Builds

Highly available, secure network topologies across enterprise, data center, cloud, and hybrid environments

Domain

Cybersecurity / Network Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Routing protocols (BGP, OSPF), Network virtualization (EVPN-VXLAN, MPLS), Traffic management, Perimeter security (load balancers, firewalls), Web app traffic troubleshooting (HTTPS, mTLS), OS security (Windows, Linux), Multi-vendor platform deployment (Juniper, Palo Alto, F5, Nutanix), SNMP monitoring, Automation scripting

Preferred skills

Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) technologies, Defense-in-depth principles, Federal cybersecurity guidance (NIST SP 800-37, 800-137), LAN/WAN infrastructure, Agile methodologies

Technologies

Cloud, Flow Support, Linux, MPLS, Network, Nutanix, Security, Web, Windows, DevOps

Responsibilities

Partner with engineering teams to troubleshoot and build complex network topologies; Develop and manage monitoring/alerting strategies using SNMP and flow analytics; Lead advanced network troubleshooting and root cause analysis across hybrid environments; Provide Tier 2/3 maintenance and engineering support for network technologies; Create automation solutions for repetitive project work; Support Assessment and Authorization (A&A) activities for cybersecurity technologies

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic oversight

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