Cloud Network Engineer, Senior

Cloud Network Engineer, Senior

The Opportunity: 

A well-designed network is critical to move data and enable the company to achieve their missions, but how can an organization make sure their network will fit their evolving needs? Crafting the right network, with the right equipment and software, requires a combination of technical skill and careful planning. That’s why we need an experienced network engineer like you who knows how to develop the exact network Booz Allen customer's need. 

As a network engineer on our team, you’ll use your experience in network design and architecture to support our customer's network infrastructure. You’ll upgrade or develop enterprise-wide infrastructure, troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues, analyze current working infrastructures, and increase security, reliability, and availability for mission-critical network systems. Your knowledge of network protocols, equipment, emerging technology, and configurations will come in handy as you optimize client operations and modernization. 

This is an opportunity to use the latest cloud technologies as you look for ways to secure your customer’s environment. You’ll continue to strengthen your skills in AWS, Palo Alto Firewalls, Hybrid Connectivity and WAN, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), and Zero Trust Architecture while mentoring tomorrow’s cloud security experts.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have: 

• 5+ years of experience building, deploying, and operating PAN-OS NGFWs in AWS leveraging Panorama, and network management tools

• 5+ years of experience with general networking and network security concepts such as BGP, OSPF, TCP, IP, DNS, and MPLS, including AWS networking services and their integration and implementation

• Experience with programming and scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, and Bash

• Experience with network monitoring and alerting functions in support of maintaining SLAs and SLOs

• Experience with the software development life cycle (SDLC), including design, development, build, deployment, troubleshooting, testing, and maintenance via automation tooling such as Terraform, Python, and GitLab CI for AWS workloads

• Knowledge of routing, switching technologies and hybrid CSP, datacenter, and interconnect operations and management

• Ability to identify and assess threats and risks to the network

• Ability to follow change control procedures as it pertains to ITIL, Git, and common DevOps platforms such as GitLab and GitHub

• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance

• HS diploma or GED

Nice If You Have: 

• Ability to perform and be a part of a weekly on-call rotation

• Ability to lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) development and communication

• Secret clearance

• AWS Certified Advanced Networking Specialty Certification

• Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE) Certification

Clearance:

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

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.

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