Network Security Engineer, Identity Architect, Collaboration Integration Engineer
Tampa, FL
Full Time Senior level / Expert Clearance required

Dark Wolf Solutions
Dark Wolf Solutions is looking for a Collaboration Engineer who will advise clients on how to transform business objectives into tangible configurations, policies, and security practices as they relate to users, content, and integrations. Collaboration Engineers leverage their understanding of an organization’s information exchange and identity management infrastructure to enable efficient and secure communication and data access. Operating with an engineering and solutions mindset, they use tools, programming languages, and APIs to automate workflows. The candidate will:
- Design, configure, and implement advanced architecture security solutions in client’s critical network environments.
- Guide teams through a critical approach to network design, providing alternatives and customizing solutions, to maintain a balance of security and mission needs.
- Evaluate technologies and solutions to increase network security posture, decrease trust zones, mitigate insider threat, and identify high risk behaviors.
- Perform deep-dive security design security controls for key areas like Zero Trust Architecture, Data Protection at rest and in transit and Oauth/SAML/Secrets Management for the enterprise.
- Drive security improvements in a multitude of areas like wireless, SD-WAN, 802.1x, public cloud infrastructure, secret storage, containerization, and authentication.
- Evaluate systems and solutions for compliance with relevant cybersecurity standards (e.g., NIST SP 800-171, NIST SP 800-207, NIST SP 800-53, RMF).
Required Qualifications:
- 8+ years of Collaboration and Network Security work experience and at least 3 years as an Architect
- Strong understanding of access management and principles and best practices, network fundamentals and common Internet protocols (Ethernet, ARP, IP, ICMP, UDP, TCP, SSL, HTTP, DNS, BGP).
- Experience building network collaboration infrastructure with Google Workspace and OKTA identity
management. - Experience with DoD networks, programs, and architectures
- Experience with zero trust and least privilege best practices and methodologies
- Experience with integrating Identity with Cloud/SaaS providers (e.g., GCP, Azure, AWS).
- Experience with interpreting requirements for the implementation of network security and controls, endpoint security, and firewall appliances and systems.
- Knowledge of multi-domain architectures, including data center, WAN, LAN, and DMZ
- Understanding of interface standards such as REST, JSON, XML, and SAML
- Flexibility, initiative, and innovation when dealing with ambiguous and competing requirements.
- Effective at working as part of a collaborative, cross-functional, modern architecture & engineering team.
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or related discipline. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- U.S. Citizenship, an active Top Secret clearance and eligible for a SCI.
- Google Professional Collaboration Engineer, CCNP-Collaboration or CCIE-Collaboration certification
- Recent experience with cybersecurity and information assurance accreditation processes for DoD or IC
- Understanding of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)
- Proficient at developing IDAM architectures at enterprise scale across multiple domains.
- Experience implementing modern authentication solutions leveraging SAML/OAuth/OIDC/SCIM.
- Experience with design and implementation of Identity LifeCycle Management.
- Experience with design and implementation with technologies such as Active Directory/Azure AD, Oracle Directory, SiteMinder, CyberArk, Ping, 2FA/MFA/FIDO Technologies.
- Experience in design and implementation of privileged access management products such as CyberArk and HashiCorp.
- Knowledge of PCI DSS, SOX, CCPA, CMMC, DFARS, ISO 27001, NIST 800-53 and FedRAMP.
- Current cybersecurity, cloud, and network product certifications such as CISSP, CCNE, AWS, OSCP, GCIH, GCIA, GPEN, GPPA, CCNP, CCNP Security, CCIE Security
We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
Job tags:
Active Directory
Architecture
AWS
Azure
CISSP
Clearance
DNS
FedRAMP
Firewall
GCIH
Google
GPEN
ISO 27001
Network security
NIST
Oracle
OSCP
PCI
SaaS
Top Secret
Top Secret Clearance
Job region(s):
North America