Network Engineer

The Opportunity:

A well-designed network is essential to enabling mission success. Modern Department of War (DoW) missions depend on resilient, secure, and scalable enterprise networks capable of supporting users across data centers, campuses, tactical environments, and remote locations. As technology continues to evolve, organizations require engineers who can design, integrate, troubleshoot, and modernize complex network infrastructures.

As a Network Engineer on our team, you'll work alongside government and contractor engineers to deploy, integrate, and sustain enterprise network solutions supporting critical national security missions. You'll configure, troubleshoot, and optimize enterprise network infrastructure while helping deliver reliable, secure, and high-performing communications for our clients. You'll leverage your experience with enterprise routing, switching, network security, and systems integration to solve technical challenges, support modernization efforts, and contribute to the successful delivery of mission-critical capabilities.

Your work will directly support Department of Warfare (DoW) missions by delivering secure, resilient, and high-performing enterprise network capabilities. Every solution you help deploy strengthens mission readiness and enables our customers to adapt to evolving operational requirements. If you're passionate about solving complex technical challenges, collaborating with high-performing teams, and supporting missions that matter, you'll find opportunities here to grow both technically and professionally.

Grow your career with us as we help modernize and protect critical network infrastructure.

Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have:

3+ years of experience configuring, implementing, integrating, or troubleshooting network infrastructures
Experience implementing and supporting enterprise networking technologies including switching, VLANs, trunking, EtherChannel, Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), routing protocols such as OSPF and BGP, VRF, HSRP, ACLs, NAT, DHCP, DNS, MPLS, LDP, VPLS, Layer 3 VPNs (L3VPN), or comparable networking technologies
Experience with network security technologies, including firewalls, proxies, identity-based access control solutions, Access Control Lists (ACLs), Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA), IEEE 802.1X, or network access control technologies
Experience developing technical artifacts, including network diagrams, implementation guides, configuration templates, standard operating procedures, or technical documentation
Knowledge of DoW Enterprise or Tactical Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) networks
Ability to perform network integration, testing, troubleshooting, validation, or deployment activities within a cross-functional engineering environment
Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, manage multiple priorities, work independently or collaboratively, and deliver high-quality engineering solutions
Secret clearance
HS diploma or GED
CompTIA Security+ Certification and Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Certification

Nice If You Have:

Experience supporting Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES), Automated Digital Network System (ADNS), or other DoW enterprise networking environments
Experience planning, implementing, or supporting Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) migrations and enterprise network modernization initiatives
Experience developing network automation or deployment pipelines using automation frameworks such as Ansible or Python
Experience configuring and supporting multi-vendor enterprise network environments, including Cisco, Aruba, or Juniper
Experience supporting enterprise network monitoring and management platforms such as SolarWinds
Top Secret clearance
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or another Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) field
Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Certification

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $61,900.00 to $141,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.
Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

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