Network Monitoring Security Engineer

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Job Description: 

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Who we Are:
Intel's Information Security organization enables Intel to provide secure products, solutions, and services which meet U.S. regulatory requirements. The Information Security organization supports the unique IT information Security and Compliance requirements for Intel federal projects that deliver products and/or services to the US Government (USG). As part of this team, you will help us grow our secure solution suite to meet U.S. Government requirements. The Intel Information Security organization is seeking a Network Security Engineer. The candidate chosen for this role will assist senior engineers with design, architecture, and build of secure classified network products to support USG operations.
Primary duties and responsibilities:

• Assist with architecting network and network security products in secured enclaves, including product testing, validation, and selection.
• Assist with design and long-term roadmap planning for new and future scalability in secure enclaves.
• Play a supporting role with the definition of system security requirements, including but not limited to the authorization boundary, security domains, classification of data, etc.
• Assist with design of the security interfaces, security interconnections, and the trust relationship between system components and external systems. Implement system security designs using commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS), government-off- the-shelf (GOTS), and open-source hardware and software.
• Oversee the hardening and configuration systems and system components in accordance with various Federal, Department of Defense (DoD), and Intelligence Community (IC) guidance.
• Coordinate security assessments to identify security control failures and recommend corrective actions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and launch the first implementations of advanced network monitoring solutions, driving visibility and operational excellence from day one.
• Lead hands-on deployment, configuration, and integration of monitoring platforms such as Splunk, CA Spectrum, and Grafana, ensuring seamless onboarding of network devices and services.
• Develop and optimize real-time dashboards and alerting systems that empower teams to proactively identify and resolve network issues.
• Customize monitoring policies, thresholds, and event correlation rules to deliver actionable insights tailored to the organization's unique environment.
• Troubleshoot implementation challenges, perform root cause analysis, and rapidly resolve technical obstacles to accelerate project success.
• Document installation procedures, configuration standards, and best practices to support future scalability and knowledge sharing.
• Mentor and support junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative team culture during solution rollouts.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, recommending enhancements that keep the monitoring infrastructure at the cutting edge.
• Celebrate milestones and share achievements with the team, helping to build excitement and momentum as new capabilities go live.
• Business travel is required as needed.

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Qualifications:

You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates. Experience listed below would be obtained through a combination of your degree, research and or relevant previous job and or internship experiences.
Minimum Qualifications:

• This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States government customers and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Top Secret Security Clearance.
• Bachelor's degree and 2 years of applicable experience.

2+ years of experience in the following:

• Experience deploying, configuring, and maintaining network monitoring tools (e.g., Splunk, CA Spectrum, Grafana, Prometheus, Solarwinds, AKIPS, etc.).
• Design, implement, and optimize dashboards for real-time network insights, alerting, and performance analytics.
• Network fault management, event correlation, and root-cause analysis using enterprise-grade tools.
• Scripting skills for automation and optimization of monitoring tasks (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active US Government Top Secret (TS) Security Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI access
• Network protocols (SNMP, ICMP, TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, etc.) and device onboarding for monitoring platforms.
• Integrating monitoring tools with ITSM and analytics platforms (e.g., ServiceNow, Splunk, CA Performance Management).
• High availability, scaling, backup, and fault tolerance configurations for monitoring infrastructure.
• Microsoft and Linux environments in an enterprise information security environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Cyber Security Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or similar discipline and four years of work-related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience with DoD security implementation (e.g. STIG) and security tools for managing the environment
• Experience with business continuity and disaster recovery.
• Experience with network analysis software such as SD Elements, Splunk, Sniffer, Wireshark, or Microsoft Network Monitor
• Experience automating processes supporting configuration management and process improvement
• Work effectively with cross-functional teams (network engineering, operations, security, application teams).
• Document configurations, processes, and provide guidance for internal teams to manage and adjust monitoring tools as requirements evolve.
• Mentor and train junior staff or other IT professionals on monitoring best practices.

          

Job Type:Experienced Hire

Shift:Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location: US, California, Santa Clara

Additional Locations:US, Arizona, Phoenix, US, Oregon, Hillsboro

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Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US: $89,340.00-175,210.00 USD

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