Senior DoD Network Security Engineer – Firewall & Cloud

Booz Allen Hamilton; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 99,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Network Security Engineer to design, validate, and implement boundary security capabilities for DoD networks. You’ll help plan acquisition, installation, configuration, and maintenance of security appliances to support critical missions.

You’ll collaborate with SMEs, customers, and vendors, sharing expertise while solving complex, hands-on problems. The role spans on-site work with lab testing, production support, and security engineering across cloud and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with network security and the design of IT systems or networks for large commercial enterprises or government agencies.
• 3+ years of experience with firewall and enterprise security design, including device hardening, intrusion detection and intrusion prevention systems, SIEM, firewalls, IP security, and vulnerability assessment.
• Experience with Palo Alto firewalls or Cisco or Juniper firewalls.
• Experience with packet analysis tools, including Wireshark.
• Experience with monitoring tools and log collectors to perform analysis of traffic.
• Experience with boundary protection.
• Secret clearance.
• HS diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

• Design and test boundary security capabilities for DoD networks in lab environments and implement tested capabilities into production.
• Provide remote firewall and security appliance support for implementation teams.
• Identify and support security requirements for switched and routed networks and apply best practice configurations.

Skills

Network security

Firewall design

IDS/IPS

SIEM

Packet analysis

Log analysis

Boundary protection

Secret clearance

Education

HS diploma or GED

Tools

Palo Alto

Cisco

Juniper

Wireshark

Monitoring tools

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Network Security Engineer to design, validate, and implement boundary security capabilities for DoD networks. You’ll help plan acquisition, installation, configuration, and maintenance of security appliances to support critical missions.

You’ll collaborate with SMEs, customers, and vendors, sharing expertise while solving complex, hands-on problems. The role spans on-site work with lab testing, production support, and security engineering across cloud and