Network Engineer, Lead

Network Engineer, Lead

The Opportunity:

As a Lead Network Engineer on our team, you’ll lead network integration, system testing, troubleshooting, engineering reviews, and documentation for cross-functional teams. You’ll serve as the local primary technical resource for network engineers, providing daily technical direction, implementation oversight, and timely engineering decisions. You’ll also mentor and develop network engineers through direct technical guidance, coaching, and support on complex issues.

You’ll act as an on-site technical advisor to government clients and leadership, guiding system architecture, solution design, and implementation. You’ll develop and deliver technical briefs, solution recommendations, modernization guidance, and implementation planning to help clients make informed technical decisions and successfully deploy mission-critical network capabilities.

Your network engineering and technical leadership experience will help advance Software-Defined Access (SDA), Software-Defined Networking (SDN), Zero Trust, automation, and enterprise network modernization initiatives. Working alongside cross-functional teams, you’ll help solve complex engineering challenges while supporting the modernization and security of Navy enterprise networks.

Grow your career with us as we help modernize and secure the Navy’s mission-critical network infrastructure.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have: 10+ years of experience configuring, integrating, and troubleshooting Cisco enterprise network infrastructure

Experience with a Cisco Catalyst Center, including SDA, SWIM, automation, and LISP, and enterprise routing, including OSPF, IS-IS, and BGP such as eBGP or iBGPExperience supporting Cisco SD-WAN deployments, policy management, VPNs, and WAN integration

Experience integrating and troubleshooting the Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), including AAA, SGTs, and 802.1XExperience troubleshooting enterprise network security technologies, including firewalls, proxies, TACACS+, and RADIUSExperience serving as a primary technical representative to government customers

Ability to lead cross-functional engineering teams and communicate effectively with clients and stakeholders

Secret clearance HS diploma or GED CompTIA Security+ and CCNP Certifications Nice If You Have:

Experience with U.S. Navy enterprise networks

Experience with network automation, including Python, Ansible, or similar tools

Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information;

Secret clearance is required.

Compensation At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs.

Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

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