Network Security Engineer - New York, NY (Hybrid)

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Network Security Engineer
Duration: 3.5 Months (Extension Likely)
Location: Hybrid – New York, NY 10003

Position Overview

"Navitas Partners, LLC" is seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Network Security Engineer to support the hardening and modernization of enterprise network infrastructure. This role focuses on auditing legacy configurations, strengthening network segmentation, and advancing a Zero-Trust security architecture.

The ideal candidate will lead firewall governance initiatives, eliminate technical debt, and ensure global network compliance with institutional security standards.

Key Responsibilities1. Firewall & ACL Governance

• Conduct comprehensive audits of firewall rule sets and Access Control Lists (ACLs) to remove redundant, outdated, or overly permissive entries.

• Assist in developing and enforcing standardized procedures for firewall and ACL changes.

• Ensure all modifications align with established security policies and compliance frameworks.

2. Network Segmentation & Isolation

• Review and enhance network segmentation strategies, including micro-segmentation, to reduce attack surface and prevent lateral movement.

• Design and implement VLANs and routing policies to enforce strict separation across trust zones (e.g., Student, Faculty, Research, IoT, Administrative networks).

3. Legacy Infrastructure Decommissioning

• Identify and decommission legacy network segments, unused VLANs, and obsolete hardware configurations.

• Lead migration and consolidation efforts from specialized or outdated infrastructures to standardized, modern platforms.

4. Documentation & Compliance

• Maintain accurate network topology diagrams and detailed documentation for all security and segmentation changes.

• Ensure all network security activities comply with internal security mandates and external regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in network security engineering within enterprise environments.

• Hands-on expertise with firewall technologies and ACL management.

• Proven experience in network segmentation, VLAN configuration, and routing policies.

• Familiarity with Zero-Trust architecture principles.

• Experience decommissioning legacy infrastructure and modernizing network environments.

• Excellent documentation and compliance management skills.

For more details reach at resumes@navitassols.com

About Navitas Partners, LLC: It is a certified WBENC and one of the fastest-growing Technical / IT staffing firms in the US providing services to numerous clients. We offer the most competitive pay for every position. We understand this is a partnership. You will not be blindsided and your salary will be discussed upfront.