DoD Network Engineer: Secure, Cloud-Ready Networking

Booz Allen Hamilton; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 78,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton in the United States is seeking a Network Systems Engineer to help design, deploy, and sustain a secure network for DoD mission needs. You will work with customers to translate strategic goals into network requirements and oversee the acquisition, installation, configuration, and maintenance of network components.

The role emphasizes security, interoperability, and cloud technologies, with opportunities to advance network optimization skills and contribute to national

Qualifications

• 5+ years of network security experience in large enterprises or government.
• 3+ years in firewall/security design, hardening, IDS/IPS, SIEM.
• Experience with Palo Alto, Cisco or Juniper firewalls.
• Hands-on with Wireshark and traffic analysis tools.
• Experience with monitoring/log collection for traffic analysis.
• Able to travel up to 25% of the time and hold TS/SCI clearance.
• DoD 8140 baseline Level II Certification (e.g., Security+, CySA+, CISSP).
• HS diploma or GED is required.
• Experience designing cloud/DT networking (AWS/Azure/GCP) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan acquisition, installation, configuration, and maintenance of network components.
• Resolve interoperability issues across platforms and support hardware procurement.
• Grow expertise in network optimization and cloud technologies for DoD.
• Collaborate with customers to align network requirements with strategic goals.

Skills

Network security

Firewall design

Palo Alto

Cisco

Juniper

Wireshark

Monitoring tools

Boundary protection

Travel up to 25%

TS/SCI clearance

Public speaking / publications

Ansible or Python

Cloud networking (AWS/Azure/GCP)

SD-WAN

DoD IT security policies

Education

HS diploma or GED

DoD 8140 Level II certs (Security+/CySA+/CISSP)

Tools

Palo Alto

Cisco

Juniper

Wireshark

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton in the United States is seeking a Network Systems Engineer to help design, deploy, and sustain a secure network for DoD mission needs. You will work with customers to translate strategic goals into network requirements and oversee the acquisition, installation, configuration, and maintenance of network components.

The role emphasizes security, interoperability, and cloud technologies, with opportunities to advance network optimization skills and contribute to national