Network Security Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton • Pensacola, MD

17d

About The Position

Booz Allen is seeking a Network Security Engineer to help the Department of Defense develop and maintain reliable, secure networks that support critical missions. The engineer will collaborate with subject-matter experts, customers, vendors, and users to understand strategic goals and operational needs, then provide expertise in planning the acquisition, installation, configuration, and maintenance of network components. The role involves hands-on work with backbone networks, cloud technologies, and core networking, including resolving interoperability issues and supporting hardware acquisition.

The engineer will design and test boundary security capabilities in a lab and implement tested capabilities in production environments. The role also provides remote network firewall and security appliance support to implementation teams, identifies security requirements for switched and routed networks, and applies network security best practices through appropriate configurations, hardware, and software. The engineer will assess complex enterprise network deployments, apply and help develop security principles and concepts, solve unusually complex problems with substantial latitude, and mentor or supervise employees in company and technical competencies.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with network security and the design of IT systems or networks for large commercial enterprises or government agencies.
• 3+ years of experience with firewall and enterprise security design, including device hardening, intrusion detection and prevention systems, SIEM, firewalls, Internet Protocol Security, and vulnerability assessment.
• Experience with Palo Alto, Cisco, or Juniper firewalls.
• Experience with packet analysis tools, including Wireshark.
• Experience with monitoring tools and log collectors to analyze traffic.
• Secret clearance is required.
• High school diploma or GED.

Nice To Haves

• Experience designing and implementing cloud-native and over-the-top networking in AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with SD-WAN.
• Experience with Ansible or Python.
• Knowledge of DoD IT and cloud security policies, including STIGs and DoD Cloud SRG, and how to apply them to cloud solution design and implementation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including public speaking, prior publications, and speaking engagements in industry or vendor forums.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with SMEs, customers, vendors, and users to understand strategic goals and operational needs that shape network requirements.
• Provide expertise in planning the acquisition, installation, configuration, and maintenance of network components.
• Resolve interoperability issues across platforms and support hardware acquisition.
• Design and test boundary security capabilities in a lab environment, then implement tested capabilities in production environments.
• Provide remote network firewall and security appliance support to implementation teams.
• Identify and support security requirements for switched and routed networks.
• Implement network security best-practice configurations and associated hardware and software.
• Discover and assess complex client enterprise network deployments.
• Apply and contribute to the development of security principles and concepts.
• Develop innovative solutions to unusually complex problems, exercising substantial latitude for unreviewed action or decision.
• Mentor or supervise employees in company and technical competencies.

Benefits

• Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits.
• Paid leave.
• Professional development.
• Tuition assistance.
• Work-life programs.
• Dependent care.
• Recognition awards for exceptional performance and demonstration of company values.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED