Network Engineer, Senior

About the role

A well-designed network is critical to move data and enable the Department of Defense (DoD) to achieve their missions. This role involves developing the exact network the DoD needs, supporting defense programs, and deploying new capabilities and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop enterprise-wide infrastructure design
• Support the nation's defense by guiding problem-solving teams
• Optimize client operations and modernize networks
• Apply NGFW capabilities and build resilient routing architectures
• Implement Zero Trust principles and advanced routing designs
• Document complex network and security architectures, procedures, and troubleshooting workflows
• Support defense programs, standards, or mission requirements directly or indirectly
• Work with secret classified networks, including proper routing controls, segmentation boundaries, or inline IDS or IPS visibility

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience designing, deploying, and supporting network and security architectures within DoD hybrid environments
• 2+ years of experience with implementing and configuring network segmentation or micro segmentation solutions, including SDN technologies, container networking, and virtualization platforms
• 2+ years of experience documenting complex network and security architectures, procedures, and troubleshooting workflows, including ZTNA implementations and detailed documentation of BGP policy behavior, NGFW IDS or IPS configurations, or NAT or SNAT translation flows
• Experience designing and architecting enterprise network and cybersecurity solutions within DoD hybrid environments
• Knowledge of DoD security standards and compliance requirements in a Zero Trust Network Access
• Secret clearance

Qualifications

• HS diploma or GED
• Nice if you have: experience supporting and operating DoD networks, experience deploying, upgrading, and troubleshooting multivendor network and security platforms, experience administering Linux and Unix systems in enterprise or tactical environments, experience applying STIGs and performing system security hardening, experience administering Windows systems and services, knowledge of commercial and DoD cloud networks, knowledge of IDS such as detect and alert, and IPS such as block and drop operation, Bachelor’s degree in CS, Engineering, or a related field, CCNA, CCNP, VMware, JNCIA, or JNCP Certification

Skills

• Experience with DoD security standards and compliance requirements in a Zero Trust Network Access
• Experience working with secret classified networks, including proper routing controls, segmentation boundaries, or inline IDS or IPS visibility
• Experience supporting and operating DoD networks
• Experience deploying, upgrading, and troubleshooting multivendor network and security platforms, such as Palo Alto, Cisco, Juniper, Dell, HPE, and VMware
• Experience administering Linux and Unix systems in enterprise or tactical environments
• Experience applying STIGs and performing system security hardening
• Experience administering Windows systems and services
• Knowledge of IDS such as detect and alert, and IPS such as block and drop operation
• Knowledge of DoD security standards and compliance requirements in a Zero Trust Network Access
• Secret clearance

Benefits

At Booz Allen, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. We also recognize exceptional performance through our recognition awards program.

Pay

The estimated annual salary range for this position is $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD).

Schedule

Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits.

Career Path

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings. Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility. Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility. Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

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