Defense Network & Systems Engineer (Mid)

Booz Allen Hamilton; Maryland; On-site; USD 62,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton in Maryland seeks a Network Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain mission-critical networks for national defense. You will work on Layer 2/3 infrastructure, routing, switching, encryption, and security hardening across enterprise environments.

The role emphasizes DoD standards, vulnerability assessment, and lab readiness, with travel up to 25% and a focus on documentation and procurement to support program delivery.

Qualifications

• 3+ years designing, deploying, configuring, and maintaining Layer 2 and Layer 3 switches, routers, and firewalls such as Cisco or FortiGate.
• Experience configuring and maintaining virtual networking constructs across multi-hypervisor architectures.
• Experience executing scheduled vulnerability assessments and DoD STIG compliance.
• Ability to drive technical documentation, infrastructure procurement, and lab readiness.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, configure, and maintain Layer 2/3 switches, routers, and firewalls.
• Analyze current networks, troubleshoot issues, and improve security, reliability, and availability.
• Prepare technical documentation and support lab readiness.

Skills

Network design

Routing and switching

Encryption integration

Security compliance

DoD processes

Documentation & procurement

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

IAT Level II Security+ and CCNA/CCNP

Tools

Cisco hardware

Palo Alto firewalls

VMware

SolarWinds

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton in Maryland seeks a Network Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain mission-critical networks for national defense. You will work on Layer 2/3 infrastructure, routing, switching, encryption, and security hardening across enterprise environments.

The role emphasizes DoD standards, vulnerability assessment, and lab readiness, with travel up to 25% and a focus on documentation and procurement to support program delivery.