Network Security Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

Booz Allen is seeking a Network Security Engineer to help the Department of Defense develop reliable, secure networks that support critical missions. The engineer will work with subject-matter experts, customers, vendors, and users to understand strategic goals and operational needs and translate them into network requirements. The role contributes expertise to the planning of network acquisition, installation, configuration, and maintenance, 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. Responsibilities include supporting implementation teams with remote firewall and security-appliance support; identifying security requirements for switched and routed networks; and implementing security best-practice configurations and related hardware and software. The role also involves assessing complex enterprise network deployments, applying and contributing to security principles and concepts, solving unusually complex problems with substantial latitude, and mentoring or supervising employees in company and technical competencies.

The position requires a Secret clearance and a high school diploma or GED. Booz Allen lists an annualized projected compensation range of $99,000 to $225,000. Benefits include 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 employment status and hours worked.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience with network security and designing IT systems or networks for large commercial enterprises or government agencies.
• At least 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 for traffic analysis.
• Secret clearance; applicants must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• 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.
• Experience with public speaking, prior publications, and speaking engagements in industry or vendor forums.
• Knowledge of DoD IT and cloud security policies, including STIGs and DoD Cloud SRG, and applying them to cloud-solution design and implementation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with SMEs, customers, vendors, and users to identify strategic goals and operational needs and 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 and implement tested capabilities in production environments.
• Provide remote network firewall and security-appliance support to implementation teams.
• Identify 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 and apply security principles, theories, and concepts.
• Contribute to the development of new security principles and concepts and provide innovative solutions to complex problems.
• 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