Senior DoD Network Architect — Zero Trust & SDN

Booz Allen Hamilton; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 78,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Tuition assistance

Paid leave

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a Senior Network Architect to design and implement enterprise-scale DoD network and security architectures. You will lead network design, oversee interoperability, and apply ZTNA concepts across complex environments.

You will work with Cisco, Palo Alto, Juniper, and multi‑vendor hardware while focusing on security, scalability, and reliability to support mission critical operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years designing, deploying, and supporting network and security architectures in DoD hybrid environments.
• Experience with Zero Trust, network segmentation, SDN, container networking, and virtualization.
• Experience documenting complex network/security architectures and ZTNA implementations.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect enterprise networks and security solutions for DoD environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues; ensure security, reliability and availability.
• Guide cross‑functional teams and implement modern network technologies and standards.

Skills

Network architecture design

Zero Trust

SDN

ZTNA

Network documentation

Security architecture

IAM concepts

Education

HS diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or related field

CCNA

CCNP

VMware

JNCIA

JNCP

Secret clearance

Tools

Palo Alto

Cisco

Juniper

Dell

HPE

VMware

Linux/Unix

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a Senior Network Architect to design and implement enterprise-scale DoD network and security architectures. You will lead network design, oversee interoperability, and apply ZTNA concepts across complex environments.

You will work with Cisco, Palo Alto, Juniper, and multi‑vendor hardware while focusing on security, scalability, and reliability to support mission critical operations.