Network Engineer III - Cybersecurity

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Network Engineer III to join their Cybersecurity team. This senior level technical position plays a critical role in supporting and securing the City’s enterprise IT environment, focusing on network defense and infrastructure resilience.

Responsibilities:

• Diagnose and resolve complex cybersecurity and network issues
• Investigate and remediate web browsing threats, malware infections, and intrusion attempts
• Apply analytical reasoning to balance customer needs, operational realities, and technical constraints
• Design, specify, and implement new cybersecurity hardware, software, and services
• Manage and maintain firewalls, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), web content filtering, email protection, and endpoint detection and response (EDR) platforms
• Monitor, analyze, and fine-tune security infrastructure for performance, resilience, and compliance
• Collaborate with cross departmental teams to deliver secure and scalable technological solutions
• Contribute security expertise to technology initiatives, from planning through implementation and support
• Communicate complex technical issues clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Produce accurate and concise documentation, memos, reports, and user guides
• Deliver outstanding customer service to City agencies and staff, ensuring timely and effective support
• Update and maintain technical documentation and automated work management systems
• Perform other cybersecurity functions as assigned by the Chief Information Security Officer

Requirements:

• High School graduate or equivalent
• Specific vocational, administrative, or technical knowledge obtainable through six months to one year of advanced study or training past the high school level
• Three years of work experience in an Information Technology related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Proficient with server hardware, Microsoft Server OS, and major Linux distributions (Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu, etc.)
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Visio)
• Working knowledge of vulnerability management and offensive security principles
• Hands on experience with cybersecurity incident handling, digital forensics, and full disk encryption
• Support, investigate and validate the implementation of security policies such as Conditional Access, Insider-Risk Management, DSPM for AI, Data Loss Prevention Information Protection, and endpoint/server security compliance
• Bachelor's degree with coursework in Cybersecurity, Information Assurance or a related discipline
• A minimum of 3 years of IT experience specializing in IT security technologies or information assurance
• CompTIA Security+, ISC2, GSEC and/or other IT security certifications