Network Security Engineer

Company Overview:

OAS is a rapidly expanding management consulting company with a focus on the aviation industry. OAS is an aviation-focused team, building client partnerships to integrate smart, strategic, technical, and organizational solutions. Our clients include civilian and military aviation organizations. 

We are headquartered in Vienna, VA. OAS is a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business.

Job Summary:

Objective Area Solutions (OAS) is seeking an experienced Network Security Engineer with significant experience designing computer network systems and services and mitigating risks and ensure the integrity of the network infrastructure. This role will support the FAA's NAS Defense Program Office.

This role supports the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which is responsible for ensuring the safety of 45,000 flights and 3 million passengers traversing over 28 million miles of U.S. controlled airspace every day. A critical part of that mission is to support technical network systems which connect air traffic information across the FAA's National Airspace System and with other government agencies.

This position will be located onsite at the FAA's Air Route Traffic Control Center in Anchorage, Alaska. **Relocation assistance provided **

Key Responsibilities:

A successful candidate must have a minimum of 8 years of engineering experience and be proficient in:

• Plan, design, and evaluate new and existing computer network systems and services, with a focus on cybersecurity principles and best practices.
• Design, implement, manage, and support enterprise-level IP networks, including LAN, WAN, and WLAN design and implementation, ensuring compliance with NIST 800-53 and 800-171 standards.
• Apply routing and switch design principles to optimize network performance while addressing NIST requirements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand and address network infrastructure needs while considering cybersecurity implications.
• Ensure compliance with FAA regulations, NIST standards, and other cybersecurity requirements in network design and implementation.

Qualifications:

• B.S. in an engineering, information systems, or related discipline (Cisco Certified Network Professional, plus 5 additional years of experience could be substituted for a bachelor's degree)
• Active security clearance
• willing to relocation within 30 days of offer acceptance
• Compliance and monitoring experience, ensuring adherence to cybersecurity standards
• Expertise in drafting, reviewing, and interpreting NIST documentation
• Knowledge of network security protocols and technologies
• Excellent verbal and written communications
• Excellent collaboration and problem solving skills
• Experience conducting research for technical systems

At OAS diversity fuels our innovation and connects us closer to our customers and the communities we serve. We endeavor to build a workplace that reflects the diverse communities around us and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. Therefore, we provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals, embracing differences in age, race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, religion, ethnicity, and all other backgrounds.