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Independent Contractor Email Security Engineer Jobs

The ideal candidate brings deep hands-on engineering experience and the judgment to independently ... email, cloud; building detection rules, automated playbooks, and integrations โ€ข Serve as a ...

Security Engineer

Austin, TX ยท On-site

$100K - $160K/yr

... email security to protect against phishing, malware, and business email compromise. -Collaborate with infrastructure and cloud engineering teams to implement security controls across hybrid ...

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The Security Engineer supports the design, implementation, configuration, and maintenance of ... firewalls, IDS/IPS, email security, identity security, logging, and monitoring platforms.

Experience with EDR, email security, and/or SaaS security controls (tooling specifics vary ... Contracting steps (for progressed candidates) * Legal and regulatory compliance obligations ...

Security Engineer Location: Hybrid in Spring, TX, 77389 (Tues-Thurs onsite | Mon/Fri remote ... Participate in security-related projects across endpoint, email, network, and infrastructure ...

Sr Security Engineer

Sugar Land, TX ยท On-site

$105K - $144K/yr

... email security, remote access solutions, and privileged access management. * Hands-on experience ... Scripting or general-purpose programming languages (JavaScript, PowerShell, Python, etc

Support Barracuda email security policies to improve spam filtering, phishing protection, email ... This role may coordinate vendors, contractors, or internal technical resources during assigned ...

Security Engineer

Austin, TX ยท On-site

$99K - $185K/yr

SSO/MFA and identity lifecycle, endpoint management, email security, and vulnerability management ... Experience mentoring engineers or independently owning security processes end-to-end. Expected ...

Security Engineer Location: Hybrid in Spring, TX, 77389 ( Tues-Thurs onsite | Mon/Fri remote ... Participate in security-related projects across endpoint, email, network, and infrastructure ...

Experience with Proofpoint Email Security and DLP solutions. * Hands-on experience with Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Sentinel, SecureWorks, Qualys, or other SIEM/XDR platforms. * Scripting experience ...

Sr Security Engineer

Sugar Land, TX ยท On-site

$105K - $144K/yr

... email security, remote access solutions, and privileged access management. * Hands-on experience ... Scripting or general-purpose programming languages (JavaScript, PowerShell, Python, etc

Sr Security Engineer

Sugar Land, TX ยท On-site

$105K - $144K/yr

... email security, remote access solutions, and privileged access management. * Hands-on experience ... Scripting or general-purpose programming languages (JavaScript, PowerShell, Python, etc

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As of Jul 21, 2026, the average yearly pay for independent contractor email security engineer in the United States is $152,773.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $143,000.00 and $158,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.
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Fortinet Network Security Engineer (Independent Contractor)

Anovia Inc.

Virginia Beach, VA โ€ข On-site

$99K - $135K/yr

Full-time

Posted 21 days ago


Job description

Job Summary:
Anovia Inc. is seeking an experienced Fortinet-certified engineer to support, manage, and maintain an enterprise Fortinet environment onsite in Virginia. The role involves managing day-to-day Fortinet security operations, configuring and troubleshooting firewalls and VPNs, and ensuring high availability and disaster recovery readiness.
Responsibilities:
โ€ข Manage, monitor, and administer Fortinet security infrastructure on a day-to-day basis.
โ€ข Configure, optimize, and troubleshoot FortiGate firewalls, VPNs, and associated Fortinet platforms.
โ€ข Maintain High Availability configurations and ensure disaster recovery readiness.
โ€ข Respond to and resolve network security incidents within agreed service level agreements.
โ€ข Implement and enforce Zero Trust principles and security best practices across the environment.
โ€ข Perform firmware updates, patching, and routine system health checks.
Qualifications:
Required:
โ€ข Fortinet certification at the NSE 5, NSE 6, NSE 7, or FCSS (Fortinet Certified Solution Specialist) level is required. (Certifications from other vendors like Cisco, Palo Alto, or Check Point do not qualify.)
โ€ข 5+ years of hands-on experience with Fortinet technologies in an enterprise environment.
โ€ข Strong working knowledge of FortiGate NGFW, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer.
โ€ข Experience with HA cluster management, failover validation, and disaster recovery processes.
โ€ข Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, routing, switching, VLANs, DNS, and VPN (SSL/IPSec).
โ€ข Experience with SD-WAN, SASE, NAC, and Zero Trust implementation.
โ€ข Experience working in managed services, break-fix, or client-facing support environments.
Preferred:
โ€ข CISSP or CompTIA Security+ certification.
โ€ข Application delivery, load balancing, or WAF technologies.
โ€ข SIEM, MDR, and endpoint detection and response (EDR/XDR).
โ€ข Exposure to Cloudflare, Cisco, or Arista platforms.
Company:
Anovia is a white-label technical delivery partner for MSPs, VARs, and OEM ecosystems. Founded in 1999, the company is headquartered in Saint John, New Brunswick, CA, , with a team of 201-500 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.