Zero Trust Network Security Engineer
Listed on 2026-09-06
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IT/Tech
Cybersecurity, Network Security
Zero Trust Network Security Engineer
The Opportunity:Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big-picture thinking to make an impactonnational security? You understand how identity, device posture, and policy come together to keep sensitive resources secure, and you know how to translate that understanding into resilient engineering solutions. Your ability to turn real-world access control challenges into technical specifications makes you an integral part of delivering acustomer-focused
Zero Trust capability.
As a Zero Trust Network Security Engineer on our team, you’ll have the chance to design and support remote access and conditional access enforcement solutions in support of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Zero Trust mission. Your technicalexpertisewill be vital as you help evaluate and modernize legacy VPN infrastructure into Security Service Edge (SSE) and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) capabilities.
You’lldevelop your skills in identity, device posture, and policy-based access control while gaining experience supporting a large-scale, DoD-wide Zero Trust conditional access initiative. Grow your skills by merging network security engineering with Zero Trust architecture and policy enforcement design to create conditional access solutions that evaluate users and devices in real time before they reach mission-critical resources. Join our team and help turn Zero Trust strategy into accomplishments that drive change.
Join us.
The world can’t wait.
- 5+ years of experience supporting DoD enterprisesecurityarchitectures
- Experience designing, deploying, and supporting remote access solutions, including traditional VPN orSSE solutions
- Knowledge of networking fundamentals, including IP addressing, routing, LAN or WAN architecture, andfirewallconcepts
- Ability to design and support solutions that enforce ZTNAbased onuseridentity, device posture, and organizational policy
- Secret clearance
- HS diploma or GED
- Experience with Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) platforms such as Versa Networks and Palo Alto Prisma Access
- Experience implementing solutions in classified spaces
- Experiencecollaboratingwith cross-functional teams, including identity, endpoint management, and infrastructure, to design and deliver end-to-end solutions
- Knowledge of DoD Comply to Connect (C2C) requirements
- Knowledge of DoD Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) capabilities and related technologies
- Knowledge of federal compliance standards, including NIST 800-53, FIPS,andDoD STIGs
- Knowledge of Linux or UNIX environments, including navigating and troubleshooting basic OS issues
- Possession of strong verbal and written communication skills
- Security+ Certification
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.
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Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $ (annualized USD). The estimate displayed…
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