Network Operations Engineer

About the role

Lead the operations and maintenance of an industry leading Zero Trust deployment within the DoD. Assume responsibility for interfacing with SASE, SD-WAN, application security, and cyber operations technologies. Work with SMEs, vendors, government leads, and Booz Allen colleagues to monitor and resolve network incidents. Apply advanced advising skills to brief senior leadership to provide them with awareness of current and resolved incidents.

Requirements

• Experience with routing and switching protocols, including BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, MPLS, LDP, RSVP, VPLS, or L3VPNs
• Experience with Tier II or III network troubleshooting
• Experience deploying, upgrading, and troubleshooting multivendor network equipment and solutions, including Cisco or Juniper
• Experience with classified networks
• Experience with network management and monitoring
• Experience implementing and managing multi-vendor firewalls, including Palo Alto, Cisco, Juniper, or Versa Networks
• Knowledge of Zero Trust principles
• Secret clearance
• HS diploma or GED
• Subject to security investigation; must meet eligibility for access to classified information

Preferred Skills

• Experience with AWS or Azure Cloud networking
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• CCNA, CCNP, JNCIA, or JNCP Certification

Benefits

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