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Network Security Engineer

Boeing

Colorado Springs, CO · full time · Mid

$102,000 – $138,000

Listed on Boeing’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

Boeing's Missile Defense Program is hiring a network security engineer to support command and control systems for ballistic missile defense. This role suits experienced engineers with DoD compliance expertise who can design secure network configurations and manage infrastructure upgrades in a defense contracting environment.

Our summary, not Boeing’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

What they ask for

Required

  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, or Chemistry
  • 2+ years of related network security experience
  • IAT Level II 8570 compliant certification (Security+, GSEC, SCNP, SSCP, CISSP, CISA, GSE, SCNA, or equivalent)
  • Active Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance
  • U.S. Citizen with valid passport
  • Understanding of OSI Model, TCP/IP, VLANs, and UDP Multicast
  • Firewall configuration knowledge (Juniper, Cisco, Palo Alto)
  • ACL design and function knowledge
  • Multi-vendor switching and routing experience (Juniper, Cisco)
  • Security configuration and testing design ability
  • NIST CVE framework familiarity
  • Virtualization experience
  • VMware and ESXi hardening basics
  • Effective communication and presentation skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively
  • Experience with STIG compliance and system accreditation
  • DoD security practices knowledge
  • Ability to document design and development efforts
  • Ability to learn security hardening for diverse products
  • Ability to brief and recommend solutions to leadership
  • 100% onsite work at Colorado Springs, CO or Schriever Space Force Base
  • Travel capability for deployments

Nice to have

  • 3+ years of related experience
  • Post-secondary degree or training in related discipline
  • Python scripting knowledge
  • Ansible knowledge
  • PowerShell scripting knowledge
  • JUNOS solid understanding
  • Prior C2BMC program experience

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