NG911 Security Engineer - Hybrid Contract in Brooklyn, NY

Job Title: NG911 IT Security Engineer (SP3)
Company: MWBE Professional IT Services
Location: New York, NY — Hybrid (3 days onsite / 2 days remote)
Work Location: 2 MTC
Employment Type: Contract
Start Date: December, 2026
End Date: November, 2027
Work Schedule: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM ET; 35 hours per week
Total Estimated Hours: 1,820
Background Check: May be required for the selected candidate
Job Description
MWBE Professional IT Services is seeking a highly skilled NG911 IT Security Engineer (Specialist 3) to support the NYC Office of Technology and Innovation. The selected candidate will provide subject-matter expertise for the Class 1/2/3 and Call Handling upgrades of the Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG911) emergency call system, including configuration and testing phases.
The NG911 Security Engineer will review and assess enterprise security solutions, recommend and plan security improvements, and provide technical expertise for the administration of security tools. This role requires strong experience in network security, firewall technologies, encryption, vulnerability protection, and secure system design.
Responsibilities

• Review enterprise security solutions, including Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) infrastructure, DNS/DNSSEC, enterprise MFA, and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) technologies.
• Research, recommend, and plan the implementation of new or updated information security hardware and software.
• Analyze the impact of proposed security solutions on the existing environment.
• Provide technical expertise for the administration of security tools.
• Evaluate appropriate assurance levels, firewall policies, next-generation threat protection, SSL encryption/decryption strategies, vulnerability protection profiles, content filtering, and perimeter security controls.
• Support the NG911 system upgrade project during configuration and testing phases.
• Design secure networks, systems, and applications with a focus on security, performance, and reliability.
• Plan, research, and develop security policies, standards, and procedures.
  
  Mandatory Requirements
  Candidates must meet all of the following mandatory requirements to be considered:
  
• Minimum 12 years of experience in a technical and/or business application, product, platform, or methodology.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity trends, security methodologies, the OSI model, and the TCP/IP stack.
• Experience designing secure networks, systems, and applications with a focus on security, performance, and reliability.
• Experience planning, researching, and developing security policies, standards, and procedures.
• Experience working with both Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Cybersecurity experience in a PSAC/PSAP environment working on NG911 systems.
• One or more relevant information security and/or networking certifications, such as:
• CISSP
• Security+
• Network+
• CCNA
• PCNSE
• Professional experience in a system administration role supporting multiple platforms and applications.

Key Skills
NG911, cybersecurity, network security, information security, NGFW, Next-Generation Firewall, DNS, DNSSEC, MFA, multi-factor authentication, DLP, Data Loss Prevention, SSL encryption, SSL decryption, firewall policy, vulnerability protection, content filtering, perimeter security, Windows, Linux, TCP/IP, OSI model, security policies, security standards, security procedures, system administration, CISSP, Security+, Network+, CCNA, PCNSE, PSAP, PSAC.
Additional Information

• This is a hybrid role: 3 days onsite and 2 days remote.
• The consultant must be able to come onsite as required.
• Normal business hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM ET, excluding a mandatory unpaid meal break after 6 hours of work.
• If the consultant works more than 35 hours per week, overtime must be requested in the Agency’s timekeeping system and approved by the project manager.

How to Apply: Please submit your updated resume for consideration.