Network Engineer, Mid

Booz Allen Hamilton • Fort Meade, MD

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About The Position

A well-designed network is critical to move data and enable Department of Defense to achieve its missions, but how can an organization make sure their network will fit their current and evolving needs? Crafting the right network, with the right equipment and software, requires a combination of technical skill and careful planning. That’s why we need you, an experienced network engineer who knows how to develop the exact network DoD needs. As a network engineer on our team, you’ll use your experience in network design and architecture, gateway protocol, and virtual systems to support the nation’s defense and respond to evolving adversaries. You’ll upgrade or develop enterprise-wide infrastructure, troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues, analyze current working infrastructures, and increase security, reliability, and availability for mission-critical network systems. Your knowledge of network protocols, equipment, emerging technology, and configurations will come in handy as you optimize client operations and modernization. Using your experience in software and hardware firewalls, Cisco hardware, Palo Alto firewalls, virtual routing and forwarding, and SolarWinds, you’ll serve as a trusted advisor to clients on mission-critical projects. Using your technical curiosity and knowledge of industry standards, you’ll make an impact on national security-related missions

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience with deploying, upgrading, and troubleshooting multivendor network equipment and solutions, including VMWare, Cisco, Palo Alto, Dell, HPE, or Juniper
• Experience with configuring access control lists and firewall rules
• Knowledge of TCP/IP and data network protocols, including ARP, BGP, DHCP, HTTP, SNMP, and TCP, and protocol analysis tools
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Certification and DoD IAT Level II Certification

Nice To Haves

• Experience with SD-WAN solutions, such as Versa
• Experience documenting procedures, creating network diagrams, and keeping related material up to date
• Top Secret clearance

Responsibilities

• Upgrade or develop enterprise-wide infrastructure
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues
• Analyze current working infrastructures
• Increase security, reliability, and availability for mission-critical network systems
• Optimize client operations and modernization
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients on mission-critical projects

Benefits

• health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care.
• recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level