Network Security Engineer (Cisco ISE)

Location: On-site 5 days a week in Suitland, Maryland, United States

Company

hirify.global supports government agencies with digital transformation, network operations, and mission-focused technology services.

What you will do

• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Cisco ISE for RADIUS, TACACS+, wired and wireless 802.1X, device administration, profiling, posture, and compliance policies.
• Support the migration from ForeScout CounterACT to Cisco ISE by translating legacy policies, device groups, and access rules into ISE policy sets.
• Maintain Cisco ISE on two clustered Cisco SNS 3715 appliances and support high availability, upgrades, health checks, and policy enforcement.
• Integrate Cisco ISE with Active Directory, LDAP, Cisco 9800 Wireless LAN Controllers, PKI, and certificate-based authentication workflows.
• Monitor security events, perform root-cause analysis, resolve authentication and access issues, and document changes through engineering procedures and SOPs.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and compliance teams while mentoring junior staff and supporting Zero Trust modernization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• Eight years of experience in a large government organization, including five years in technical leadership.
• At least four years of experience implementing and troubleshooting Cisco ISE.
• Four years of experience supporting identity-centric or Zero Trust architectures, including segmentation, certificate management, and endpoint posture controls.
• Experience with RADIUS, TACACS+, 802.1X/EAP, EAP-TLS, PKI, Active Directory, LDAP, wireless access workflows, and Cisco 9800 Wireless LAN Controllers.
• Must work on-site five days per week in Suitland, Maryland.

Nice to have

• Cisco CCNP Security, Cisco ISE Specialist, or a similar identity or security certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Health, life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance options.
• Paid time off and holiday pay.
• Retirement benefits and learning and development opportunities.
• Culture centered on collaboration, transparency, continuous improvement, mutual respect, and mission focus.