Principal Network Access Control (NAC) Engineer

Job overview

The Principal Network Access Control (NAC) Engineer role is hybrid in Fort Meade, MD, with compensation ranging from $160,000 to $175,000 per year. The schedule requires five days in the office until acclimated, after which one remote day may be possible. The role supports enterprise wireless modernization and requires an active Secret clearance. The engineer designs and implements secure, resilient wireless infrastructure, including controller migration, centralized management, network access control, and monitoring integrations. The role provides technical leadership and standardized procedures to support reliable operations across geographically distributed environments.

What you'll do

• Design and implement migration of Aruba wireless controllers to centralized cloud-hosted infrastructure
• deploy Aruba Central
• develop migration, validation, and rollback plans
• improve wireless high availability and resiliency
• implement wireless security and identity-based access controls
• integrate Cisco ISE, Aruba ClearPass, and enterprise identity services
• support monitoring integrations
• lead design reviews, testing, troubleshooting, and transition to operations
• mentor engineering personnel
• maintain technical and operational documentation.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

principal network engineer

network access control

nac

fort meade md

global enterprise services

hybrid

aruba central

wireless security

secret clearance

iat level ii

$160k–$175k/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires U.S. citizenship, an active Secret clearance, IAT Level II certification, and a bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of relevant experience or a master’s degree with 10+ years; equivalent additional experience, education, or training may be considered in lieu of a degree.

About the employer

Global Enterprise Services, LLC is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.