Network Security Engineer

Flybridge Staffing is currently seeking a Network Security Engineer for a client based in the Boca Raton area. This is a contract-to-hire role that works on a hybrid schedule. This role provides dedicated engineering capacity for the ownership, hardening, and reliability of the organization’s on-premises and hybrid infrastructure. This role is critical to reducing key-person risk, closing the capacity gap between rising compliance/audit workloads, and ensuring remediation tied to penetration tests, annual Security Risk Assessments (SRAs), and HIPAA assessments are completed on schedule.

Experience/responsibilities:

• BA degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Cybersecurity, and 5 years of experience preferred.
• Must have experience with Security hardening of systems, networks, and Cloud infrastructure tools.
• Hands-on experience with both on-premises and cloud infrastructure platforms, including vulnerability management, patch management, and OS hardening across Windows and/or Linux server environments.
• Experience with PKI/SSL certificate lifecycle management and IAM/PAM tools (e.g., BeyondTrust or equivalent).
• Execute remediation for findings from penetration tests, annual Security Risk Assessments (SRAs), and HIPAA assessments, ensuring items are tracked to closure within defined SLAs
• Apply security remediations on infrastructure appliances including Cisco switches, firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco Meraki), Linux appliances, and the virtual server environment and SANs (VMware, vSphere).
• Balance day-to-day operational demands (SSL renewals/rotations, security remediation, configuration hardening, troubleshooting) with planned, time-bound deliverables.
• Administer network micro-segmentation using Illumio, including policy design, enforcement, and ongoing tuning.
• Administer Identity and Access Management/Privileged Access Management (IAM/PAM) using BeyondTrust for remote server access, including access reviews and privileged session controls.
• Experience supporting audit and compliance remediation cycles, such as HIPAA assessments, SRAs, or penetration test findings.
• Manage and review Azure RBAC roles and access privileges, and perform Active Directory hardening in compliance with discovered vulnerabilities and best practices.
• Ability to support 24/7 platform reliability, including scheduled evening and weekend work for monthly patching cycles, zero-day response, and maintenance outside normal business hours.
• Lead monthly patching cycles and rapid zero-day response across on-prem and hybrid server environments.
• Review and administer security tools to harden network edge security, including next-generation firewalls, SD-WAN, and switching, striving for zero trust networks.
• Manage wireless security, including network access control (NAC), utilizing Cisco wireless and HPE Aruba ClearPass.
• Patching: Handles the deployment of security patches and system updates across the enterprise.
• Proficiency with firewalls and network security appliances (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco Meraki, Cisco switches), SD-WAN/next-generation firewall administration, and wireless security/NAC (Cisco wireless, HPE Aruba ClearPass).
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP routing, switching, network protocols, and cloud security.
• Experience with IDS/IPS, firewalls (e.g., Palo Alto, Cisco), and EDR platforms.
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell) for automation.

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