Network and IT Security Consultant

Role: Network and IT Security Consultant
Location: Bloomfield, New Jersey
Duration: 12 Months
Start Date: January 1, 2026

Network and IT Security Consultant. The Network and IT Security Consultant shall be appointed by the Township Council by a majority vote of a quorum of its members. They shall serve for a term of one (1) year from the first day of January of the year of their appointment. The Network and IT Security Consultant shall receive such compensation as the Council may agree upon and determine.

Core Roles and Responsibilities. The Network and IT Security Consulting Services shall include but not be limited to General IT Network and IT Security consultation and shall provision the following services for all Township offices in support of the Township IT Department Director:

A. Network Security
A network security consultant is responsible for every aspect of data safety in a network, ensuring minimum vulnerabilities by adopting and integrating the latest processes and technology to prevent malicious attacks.
A network security engineer job description often includes:

• Implementing network security blueprints
• Configuring Network and IT Security Appliances to secure network integrity
• Managing information and data access
• Maintaining and updating Network Switches and firewalls and systemic testing of the organization s network and systems for vulnerabilities.
• Play a vital role in the organization's incident recovery and all disaster recovery efforts
• Working with other disciplines to ensure network security and project completion

The role of a network security consultant, also potentially called a network architect or cybersecurity engineer, involves a wide range of expertise. As a network security consultant, you must deeply understand the wide range of the company s security products, business processes, and how they work together.

B. Documentation

A network security consultant analyses and designs the safety protocols implemented in a network. You ll map out your organization s information network and security structure and identify areas where access authorization is needed. The network security roles and responsibilities of security architects include:

• Building blueprints, models, and strategies to strengthen the security of networks.
• Assisting in and representing the organization as an expert in official and required documentation
• Testing existing safety systems and protocols in an agreed-upon time and schedule
• Monitoring and improving identity security across a computer system
• A network security consultant will work with other designated staff and company consultants to ensure a security system is strong enough to prevent cyberattacks. Their roles and responsibilities share similarities and provide a well-rounded system to protect an organization s data.

C. Network maintenance

• Ensure computer networks operate seamlessly and adapt organizational network security to suit the company s changing capacity. Through network maintenance, network engineers reduce downtime and disruptions while ensuring that all systems and computers run successfully.
• Identify the most effective systems and preventive protocols to handle cyberattacks, malware, and viruses and monitor networks for suspicious activity.
• Assist with setting up processes that mitigate and hasten cyberattack recovery, including emergency response protocols.
• Apply and ensure that network and security appliances are properly, systematically updated, and patched.
• Perform a quarterly vulnerability test on the township s networks. The outcome of each test shall be a report with actionable recommendations for remediation where necessary.
• Assess the architecture and configuration of the network on an ongoing basis and make changes to the configuration as needed to optimize for performance and security.

D. Planning: Assist with developing a complete IT Department assessment comprehensive plan.

Assist in quarterly reviewing Cyber Security Roadmap (CSR). Shall be an available point of contact for all disaster recovery and cybersecurity incident responses. Be available for at least two yearly disaster recovery simulations, provide documentation, and review the results.

Anticipated Special Project: Assisting with and consulting in but not limited to the following: One domain Microsoft Intune Implementation, two separate networks SIEM integration, two separate domain Proofpoint Spam Filter integration, Migration of two domains from .Com to.Gov. Assist in firewall upgrades, documentation, and configurations.

E. Certification & Experience
Applicant must possess Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) certification.

Experience in Cisco and FortiGate Firewalls. Experience configuring, maintaining, troubleshooting, setting up, and managing a network for Aruba Switches and Avaya VoIP is also required.