F5 Network Security Engineer, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton•Fort Meade, MD

1d•$86,900 - $198,000•Onsite

About The Position

Booz Allen is hiring a senior F5 Network Security Engineer to support mission-critical infrastructure for DoD operations. The role involves hands-on engineering across F5 and load-balancing technologies, enterprise and cloud networking, and secure network design, with an emphasis on performance, resilience, and security. The engineer will work with operational, security, and engineering teams to resolve complex technical issues and modernize secure communications infrastructure. The position is based at Fort Meade, Maryland, and is not listed as remote. Applicants must be able to obtain a Secret clearance and an 8140 IAT Level II certification, such as Security+, within six months of starting. A bachelor’s degree is required. The projected annualized compensation range is $86,900 to $198,000. Booz Allen describes benefits including health, life, disability, financial and retirement benefits, paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, dependent care, and recognition awards. Eligibility for benefit programs depends on employee status and hours worked.

Requirements

Experience with F5 LTM, load balancing, and general networking protocols.
Experience implementing and troubleshooting network architectures, routing, and supported protocols.
Experience designing, implementing, and operating cybersecurity solutions.
Ability to independently produce technical documentation.
Ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
Bachelor’s degree.
Ability to obtain an 8140 IAT Level II certification, such as Security+, within six months of the start date.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in DoD networks, including hardware acquisition and deployment processes, TSR/TSO processes, STIG requirements, L2/L3 routing, NIPR, Internet, and JPE environments, and IAP and BCAP functionality.
Experience designing, securing, and operating Azure environments, including automation of Azure resource management.
Experience with Cisco and Juniper devices in DoD or enterprise environments.
Knowledge of SMTP and associated security or network protocols.
Knowledge of RedHat and BIND administration.
Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

Configure and manage F5 LTM, including virtual servers, virtual addresses, pools, dynamic load balancing, and BGP route advertisement.
Perform F5 upgrades, patching, hotfixes, licensing, provisioning, and boot partition management.
Configure and troubleshoot high-availability pairs, partitions, and route domains.
Troubleshoot connectivity using tmsh, bash, imish (ZebOS), and the Configuration Utility.
Architect, implement, and troubleshoot network solutions involving BGP, IPv6, CIDR or subnetting, and Cisco VRF configuration.
Support Azure virtual networking.
Partner with operational and security teams to implement security policies, evaluate metrics, and resolve complex technical issues.
Test, integrate, and secure new email security components.
Develop technical documentation, including implementation plans, test plans, SOPs, TTPs, and CONOPS.
Collaborate across teams to develop modern network solutions and resilient, secure architectures.