Network Security Engineer

Akkodis is seeking a Network Security Engineer for a Contract with a client in Northborugh, MA or Marlboorugh, MA. This role is responsible for maintaining network security, performing vulnerability assessments, and ensuring high availability through effective infrastructure administration and troubleshooting. Rate Range: $55/Hour to $60/Hour; The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

Network Security Engineer Responsibilities include:

• Manage and maintain enterprise firewalls, including rule creation, policy reviews, security hardening, and change management.
• Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot routing and switching infrastructure across multi-site network environments.
• Perform network vulnerability assessments, port scans, and remediation activities to strengthen security posture.
• Oversee centralized logging, monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes to ensure operational visibility.
• Maintain network device backups, disaster recovery readiness, and security patching for firewalls, routers, switches, and related systems.
• Provide infrastructure support for remote sites and data centers, including participation in a 24x7 on-call rotation and network issue resolution.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Network Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• 3+ years of experience in Network Security, Network Engineering, or a similar infrastructure support role.
• Hands-on experience managing enterprise Firewalls, Routers, and Switches in a multi-site environment.
• Strong knowledge of network security, routing and switching, vulnerability assessments, and troubleshooting methodologies.

If you are interested in this role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, feel free to contact me at Nitish.Kumar2@akkodisgroup.com

Pay Details: $55.00 to $60.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

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