Senior Cyber Security Engineer - Network Operations & Security Center

Clarity Innovations is a trusted national security partner, dedicated to safeguarding our nation’s interests and delivering innovative solutions that empower the Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) to transform data into actionable intelligence, ensuring mission success in an evolving world.

Our mission-first software and data engineering platform modernizes data operations, utilizing advanced workflows, CI/CD, and secure DevSecOps practices. We focus on challenges in Information Warfare, Cyber Operations, Operational Security, and Data Structuring, enabling end-to-end solutions that drive operational impact.

We are committed to delivering cutting-edge tools and capabilities that address the most complex national security challenges, empowering our partners to stay ahead of emerging threats and ensuring the success of their critical missions. At Clarity, we are people-focused and set on being a destination employer for top talent, offering an environment where innovation thrives, careers grow, and individuals are valued. Join us as we continue to lead innovation and tackle the most pressing challenges in national security.

Role

We are looking for an experienced NOSC Engineer to help design, implement, and operationalize our new Network Operations and Security Center. This is a build-focused role — you will play a key part in selecting tools, defining processes, setting monitoring standards, and integrating both network and security operations into a unified command center. The ideal candidate has hands-on technical expertise, strong project execution skills, and the ability to collaborate across teams to create a scalable, high-availability NOSC environment.

Responsibilities

NOSC Design & Implementation

- Collaborate with leadership to define the NOSC’s scope, services, and performance objectives.

- Select, deploy, and configure monitoring, alerting, and incident management platforms for both network and security visibility.

- Establish dashboards, reporting, and KPIs to track infrastructure health and security posture.

- Design NOSC layouts, workflows, and escalation paths for 24/7 operations.

Tooling & Automation

- Integrate network monitoring, SIEM, and ticketing systems for unified incident tracking.

- Develop automation scripts and orchestration workflows for alert triage, remediation, and reporting.

- Standardize log collection and retention policies for both operational and compliance needs.

Process & Documentation

- Create and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs), runbooks, and incident response playbooks.

- Define severity levels, response timelines, and escalation protocols.

- Align processes with ITIL, NIST, or other relevant frameworks for best practices.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

- Work with network engineering, security, cloud, and application teams to integrate monitoring across all technology layers.

- Coordinate with SOC teams to ensure unified security event handling.

- Engage with vendors and service providers for connectivity, monitoring, and incident response partnerships.

Training & Team Development

- Help train NOSC staff for operations, monitoring, and response.

- Conduct knowledge transfer sessions and ensure staff readiness before go-live.

- Foster a culture of continuous improvement in monitoring and security response.

 

Requirements

• A Bachelors Degree in CyberSecurity, Network Engineering, or equivalent.
• 5+ years in network operations, network engineering, or security operations, with experience in building or significantly enhancing an operations center.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, routing, switching, VLANs, VPNs, firewalls, and IDS/IPS systems.
• Experience with monitoring tools (SolarWinds, PRTG, Zabbix, Datadog) and SIEM platforms (Splunk, QRadar, Sentinel).
• Proven ability to design operational workflows, escalation paths, and runbooks.
• Experience with cloud and hybrid environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their monitoring/security tooling.
• Automation and scripting experience (Python, Ansible, PowerShell).
• Relevant certifications (CCNP, CISSP, ITIL, or equivalent).
• Familiarity with Zero Trust networking and advanced security frameworks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Some certifications / experience that may help in this role: 

  • CISSP 

  • CCNP Security or CCNP Enterprise

  • GIAC GCIA / GCIH 

  • CompTIA Security+ or CompTIA Network+

  • Palo Alto Networks PCNSE 

  • VMware VCP-NV

  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate

  • Splunk Certified Power User / Admin – For SIEM and log correlation platforms

  • Terraform Associate or Red Hat Ansible Automation

     

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.