Network Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton•Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

2d•$77,500 - $176,000

About The Position

As a Network Engineer at Booz Allen, you will develop and upgrade enterprise-wide network infrastructure to support Air Force missions. You will apply network design and architecture, system interoperability, routing and switching, IP engineering, network transport, MPLS, gateway protocols, virtual routing and forwarding, and encryption integration expertise. The role includes troubleshooting complex network issues and analyzing existing infrastructure as it expands from on-premises environments to the cloud, with a focus on security, reliability, and availability for mission-critical network systems. You will use knowledge of network protocols, equipment, emerging technologies, firewalls, Cisco hardware, Palo Alto firewalls, cloud migration, and optical infrastructure networking to optimize operations and advise clients on critical projects. Applicants must have an active TS/SCI clearance, a high school diploma or GED, and CompTIA Security+ certification. The position requires at least eight years of relevant experience, including commercial cloud integration with on-premises enterprise network services and security architectures, implementation of cloud networking components and segmented designs, and troubleshooting and documentation skills. Preferred qualifications include automation and infrastructure-as-code experience, network observability experience, support for government or regulated environments, experience designing virtualized or hybrid-cloud networks, a relevant bachelor's degree, and additional technical certifications. The projected annual salary range is $77,500 to $176,000. 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 is described for full-time and part-time employees regularly working at least 20 hours per week. The work model is not specified for this particular position; the posting provides general descriptions of remote, hybrid, and onsite arrangements.

Requirements

At least 8 years of experience in network engineering, cloud networking, or network security.
Experience integrating commercial cloud environments with on-premises enterprise network services and security architectures.
Experience implementing VCNs, subnets, route tables, security lists, network security groups, gateways, private endpoints, and segmented network designs.
Experience with BGP, route advertisement and filtering, IP address management, DNS, NAT, proxies, firewalls, high availability, and network monitoring.
Ability to document designs, test procedures, operational runbooks, and security requirements.
Ability to troubleshoot complex routing, DNS, firewall, certificate, MTU, latency, packet-loss, and connectivity issues.
TS/SCI clearance.
High school diploma or GED.
CompTIA Security+ certification.

Nice To Haves

Experience with network automation and infrastructure as code, including Terraform, Ansible, APIs, or scripting.
Experience with network observability platforms, flow logs, SNMP, packet capture, NetFlow, dashboards, and alerting.
Experience supporting critical enterprise networks or network security assessments in a government or regulated environment.
Experience designing networks for virtualized, containerized, hybrid-cloud, or highly available environments.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related field.
CompTIA Network+, Cisco CCNA, CCNP, Red Hat RHCSA or RHCE, VMware VCP or VACP, Azure Network Engineer, or AWS Cloud Engineer certification.

Responsibilities

Develop and upgrade enterprise-wide network infrastructure.
Support Air Force and other national security missions through network design and engineering.
Analyze existing infrastructure as it expands from on-premises environments to the cloud.
Improve security, reliability, and availability for mission-critical network systems.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues, including routing, DNS, firewall, certificate, MTU, latency, packet-loss, and connectivity problems.
Integrate encryption equipment and apply routing, switching, IP engineering, network transport, MPLS, gateway protocol, and virtual routing and forwarding expertise.
Implement cloud networking components and segmented network designs.
Document network designs, test procedures, operational runbooks, and security requirements.
Advise clients on mission-critical projects and help optimize operations and modernization.