Network Engineer, Senior

$75,600 - $172,000/Yr

Booz Allen Hamilton - Fort Meade, MD

posted 2 months ago

Part-time,Full-time - Mid Level
Fort Meade, MD
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The role of a Senior Network Engineer is pivotal in ensuring that the Department of Defense (DoD) has a well-designed and secure network to support its critical missions. As a Senior Network Engineer, you will be responsible for crafting networks that meet the evolving needs of the DoD, utilizing your technical skills and careful planning to ensure the network's reliability and security. You will collaborate closely with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), customers, and users to understand the strategic goals and operational needs that shape the network requirements. This collaboration will guide you in the planning and execution of the acquisition, installation, configuration, and maintenance of network components. In this position, you will leverage your expertise in backbone networks, cloud technologies, and core networking to resolve interoperability issues across various platforms. Your role will also involve supporting the acquisition of hardware and troubleshooting multivendor network and security equipment, including but not limited to Palo Alto, Cisco, Juniper, Dell, HPE, and VMware solutions. You will document complex network and security systems and procedures, ensuring that they are implemented and maintained effectively. This is an opportunity to contribute significantly to the defense of our country by ensuring that the networks supporting critical missions are robust and secure.

Responsibilities

  • Design, deploy, and advance support of multi-protocol IP backbone and access networks.
  • Collaborate with SMEs, customers, and users to understand network requirements.
  • Plan and execute the acquisition, installation, configuration, and maintenance of network components.
  • Resolve interoperability issues across platforms.
  • Support the acquisition of hardware and troubleshoot multivendor network and security equipment.
  • Document complex network and security systems and procedures.
  • Ensure compliance with classified network requirements.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience designing, deploying, and advancing support of multi-protocol IP backbone and access networks.
  • Experienced with layer 2 and layer 3 networking.
  • Experienced deploying, upgrading, and troubleshooting multivendor network and security equipment and solutions, including Palo Alto, Cisco, Juniper, Dell, HPE, or VMware.
  • Experience with routers and switches and protocols, including BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, MPLS, LDP, RSVP, VPLS, STP, or L3VPNs.
  • Experience documenting complex network and security systems and procedures to implement and troubleshoot such systems.
  • Experience with classified networks.
  • Knowledge of operating, deploying, or administering Linux or UNIX systems.
  • Secret clearance required.
  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification within 6 months of hire.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience with DoD networks.
  • Experience with STIGing or security hardening of systems.
  • Experience operating, deploying, or administering Windows systems and services.
  • Experience with Commercial or DoD Cloud networks.
  • Experience with Software Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WAN).
  • Experience with F5 systems.
  • Master's degree.
  • Industry Networking Certification, including CCNA, CCNP, VMWare, JNCIA, or JNCP Certification.

Benefits

  • Health insurance coverage.
  • Life insurance coverage.
  • Disability insurance coverage.
  • Financial and retirement benefits.
  • Paid leave.
  • Professional development opportunities.
  • Tuition assistance.
  • Work-life programs.
  • Dependent care support.
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