Network Security Systems Engineer

Post Date

May 07, 2026

Location

Houston,
Texas

ZIP/Postal Code

77024
US
Jul 11, 2026 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract-to-perm

Category

Security Engineering

Req #

HHO-3f9af169-7270-4586-a9f5-ec15eb2155be

Pay Rate

$54 - $68 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

Core Responsibilities
Administer and support SolarWinds platform for enterprise-wide monitoring of:
Network performance
Server health
Application availability
Manage and optimize ExtraHop (Reveal(x)) for:
Network traffic analysis
Threat detection (NDR)
Real-time visibility into system behavior
Configure and maintain:
Alerts, dashboards, and reporting for proactive monitoring
Integrations with other tools (SIEM, ticketing systems, etc.)
Monitor system performance and investigate:
Network latency, outages, and bottlenecks
Suspicious or anomalous traffic patterns
Support incident response efforts by:
Correlating infrastructure alerts (SolarWinds) with traffic behavior (ExtraHop)
Assisting in root cause analysis for both performance and security issues
Collaborate with:
Network Engineering teams
Security / SOC teams
Infrastructure and application teams

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Required Skills & Experience

Network monitoring & performance tuning
Infrastructure observability
Network traffic analysis (packet-level visibility)
Threat detection & basic security investigation
Alert tuning and dashboard creation
Incident troubleshooting & root cause analysis

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.