[Hiring] Senior Network Architect @Booz Allen Hamilton

Role Description

A well-designed network is critical to move data and enable the Department of Defense (DoD) to achieve their missions. Crafting the right network, with the right equipment and software, requires a combination of technical skill and careful planning. That’s why we need a seasoned Network Engineer like you who knows how to develop the exact network the DoD needs.

As a Network Engineer on our team, you’ll use your experience in:

• Network design and architecture
• System interoperability
• OSI model
• Network transport layers
• Multi-protocol label switching
• Gateway protocol
• Virtual routing and forwarding

You’ll:

• Develop enterprise-wide infrastructure design
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues
• Analyze current working infrastructures
• Increase security, reliability, and availability for mission-critical network systems
• Guide our team of problem-solvers to help the DoD evolve and deploy new capabilities and technologies

Your knowledge of enterprise-level network protocols, equipment, emerging technology, and configurations will come in handy as you optimize client operations and modernization. Using your experience in:

• Software and hardware firewalls
• Cisco hardware
• Palo Alto firewalls
• Juniper hardware
• Optical infrastructure networking

You’ll serve as a trusted advisor to clients on mission-critical projects. Using your technical curiosity and knowledge of industry standards, you’ll make an impact on national security missions.

Join us. The world can't wait.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience designing, deploying, and supporting network and security architectures within DoD hybrid environments, including implementing Zero Trust principles
• 5+ years of experience implementing and configuring network segmentation and micro segmentation solutions, including Software-Defined Networking (SDN) technologies, container networking, and virtualization platforms
• 5+ years of experience documenting complex network and security architectures, procedures, and troubleshooting workflows, including Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) implementations
• Experience designing and architecting enterprise network and cybersecurity solutions within DoD hybrid environments
• Experience supporting defense programs, standards, or mission requirements directly or indirectly, including Zero Trust initiatives
• Experience working with secret classified networks, including the unique security challenges and requirements of these environments within a ZTNA model
• Knowledge of DoD security standards and compliance requirements in a ZTNA context
• Knowledge of Identity and Access Management (IAM) principles and technologies for implementing ZTNA, including multi-factor authentication (MFA), privileged access management (PAM), and attribute-based access control (ABAC)
• Secret clearance
• HS diploma or GED

Requirements

• Experience supporting and operating DoD networks
• Experience deploying, upgrading, and troubleshooting multivendor network and security platforms such as Palo Alto, Cisco, Juniper, Dell, HPE, and VMware
• Experience administering Linux and Unix systems in enterprise or tactical environments
• Experience applying STIGs and performing system security hardening
• Experience administering Windows systems and services
• Experience with commercial and DoD cloud networks
• Bachelor’s degree in CS, Engineering, or a related field
• CCNA, CCNP, VMware, JNCIA, or JNCP Certification

Benefits

• Health, life, and disability benefits
• Financial and retirement benefits
• Paid leave
• Professional development and tuition assistance
• Work-life programs and dependent care
• Recognition awards program for exceptional performance