Information Security Engineer - TX, AZ, NC

Information Security Engineer 4 – Network Security (Contingent)

Location: Charlotte, NC, Chandler, AZ, Irving, TX (Las Colinas)

Work Arrangement: Hybrid (per site standards)

Contract Length: 12mo Pay Rate: $69 - $4

Top Requirements (Must Have):

• 5+ years of Information Security Engineering experience, supporting complex, enterprise-scale initiatives.
• Deep hands-on experience with enterprise firewall platforms, such as:
• Palo Alto
• Check Point
• Cisco
• Fortinet
• Strong expertise in:
• Firewall policy design
• Rule lifecycle management
• Traffic segmentation
• Experience implementing and supporting:
• IDS/IPS
• Secure web gateways and proxy technologies
• Network load balancers and edge security controls
• Advanced understanding of:
• TCP/IP, routing, switching, VLANs
• DNS, DHCP, NTP
• SSL/TLS and VPN technologies

Desired / Nice-to-Have Qualifications:

• Experience managing network security controls at large enterprise scale
• Familiarity with automation (Python, Infrastructure-as-Code, firewall-as-code)
• Experience evaluating or onboarding new security technologies
• Experience creating or maintaining security policies and technical security requirements
• Exposure to AI-enabled or modern network security architectures

Compliance & Framework Knowledge (Required Awareness):

• NIST CSF / NIST 800-53
• CIS Critical Security Controls
• FFIEC / Financial Services regulatory guidance
• Familiarity with CRI (Cyber Risk Institute) and cloud security control frameworks is a plus

Job Summary:

Infrastructure Security is seeking an experienced Lead Information Security Engineer to serve as a Network Security Subject Matter Expert for a highly complex, global enterprise environment. This role focuses on designing, implementing, and sustaining scalable network security controls across segmented internal networks, internet-facing services, and hybrid cloud platforms. The engineer will provide expert-level guidance, participate in enterprise architecture and risk reviews, and partner with technical and compliance teams to ensure alignment with security standards and regulatory expectations.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Provide expert-level network security engineering guidance for large-scale infrastructure initiatives
• Lead strategy, architecture, and design discussions, presenting solutions to leadership for approval
• Identify and assess security risks across network, application, and service architectures
• Design, document, test, and maintain complex security solutions across: On-prem, Cloud, Hybrid, AI-enabled environments
• Perform risk assessments, security reviews, and remediation evaluations
• Support or lead security incident response for complex network-based events
• Conduct post-incident investigations and recommend mitigation strategies
• Review and correlate security logs and telemetry
• Provide security consultation for large projects and internal clients
• Ensure solutions meet policy, regulatory, and compliance expectations
• Influence and collaborate with engineers, architects, managers, and risk partners
• Serve as a technical leader and mentor to engineering peers

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Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.