Our client, a leading government technology service provider located in Washington D.C., is in need of a Top Secret Cleared Network Security Engineer on a 6 month contract to hire. The Network Security Engineer will work onsite daily, and will be responsible for analyzing requirements for potential solutions, designing an optimized firewall/IPS, as well as designing, testing and implementing new network security technologies. Required Skills: * 10+ years of IT experience * Hands on experience with configuration and deployment of Cisco FMC1000 and FMC-VMware, Cisco ISE and IPS products * Experience managing IPsec VPN, Site-to-Site VPN to Azure Cloud. * Active DoD Top Secret clearance * Bachelor’s degree * Ability to be work 100% onsite in Washington, DC Preferred Skills: * Advanced degree