Senior Network Architect – Zero Trust & SDN Expert

Booz Allen Hamilton; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 78,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Network Architect to design and deploy enterprise-scale DoD networks, applying Zero Trust and advanced routing and security practices to enable mission success.

You will lead network design efforts, document architectures, and guide multi-vendor deployments (Cisco, Palo Alto, Juniper, Versa) while collaborating with senior leaders and defense partners to modernize critical systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience designing, deploying, and supporting network and security architectures within DoD hybrid environments.
• 2+ years of experience implementing network segmentation or micro-segmentation with SDN/SD-WAN and virtualization.
• 2+ years documenting complex network architectures and Zero Trust implementations with detailed workflows.
• Secret clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and support DoD network and security architectures.
• Analyze current infrastructures and optimize security, reliability and performance.
• Collaborate with senior leadership and DoD stakeholders on network modernization.

Skills

Network design

Security architecture

Zero Trust

Routing & Switching

DoD knowledge

Leadership

Education

HS diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in CS or Engineering

CCNP or JNCIP Certification

Tools

Cisco hardware

Palo Alto firewalls

Juniper hardware

Versa

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Network Architect to design and deploy enterprise-scale DoD networks, applying Zero Trust and advanced routing and security practices to enable mission success.

You will lead network design efforts, document architectures, and guide multi-vendor deployments (Cisco, Palo Alto, Juniper, Versa) while collaborating with senior leaders and defense partners to modernize critical systems.