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C5 Laboratory Technician

Booz Allen Hamilton

Suffolk, VAFull-time$55–126K/yrPosted 1w agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$55–126K/yr
Location
Suffolk, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearance, required

Job overview

The C5 Laboratory Technician supports persistent and episodic networks for Joint, Service, and Coalition experiments, demonstrations, and test and evaluation events. The role builds, configures, upgrades, and maintains network infrastructure, resolves network issues, and analyzes existing systems to improve reliability and availability. The technician also advises clients on mission-critical projects and applies knowledge of Department of War enterprise networks and industry standards.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Network Design, nice to haveNetwork Architecture, nice to haveCable Termination and Testing, requiredElectronic Systems Testing, requiredNetwork Infrastructure Implementation, requiredNetwork Troubleshooting, nice to haveNetwork Analysis, nice to have

Qualifications

Secret Clearance, requiredHS Diploma or GED + 2 Years or Bachelor's + 1 Year DoW Network Laboratory Technician Experience, requiredTS/SCI Clearance, nice to haveBachelor's in IT or Information Systems, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

C5 Laboratory TechnicianThe Opportunity: A well-designed network is critical to move data, connect command and control systems, and enable networks to achieve their mission requirements, but how can an organization make sure their network will fit their evolving needs? Supporting the crafting of the right network, with the right equipment, requires a combination of technical skill and careful planning. That’s why we need a C5 laboratory technician like you who knows how to design and deploy network infrastructure that can support dynamic tasking and meet varied requirements.

As a C5 laboratory technician on our team, you’ll use your experience in network design and architecture to support the client’s multiple persistent and episodic networks that support Joint, Service, and Coalition experiments, demonstrations, and test and evaluation events. You’ll build, configure, upgrade, and maintain network specific infrastructure, troubleshoot and resolve network issues, analyze current working infrastructures, and increase reliability and availability for mission-critical network systems.

Your knowledge of Department of War (DoW) enterprise networks will be critical as you optimize client operations and modernization. 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.

You Have:

  • Experience with engineering activities for task order requirements, including designing, terminating, and testing Cat-5e or Cat-6a copper cable, 50-micron fiber optic, 62.5 multimode fiber optic, and single mode fiber optic
  • Knowledge of equipment power panels, testing, checkout, modification, fabrication, and assembly of electronic and electro-mechanical systems, experimental design circuitry, prototype models, or specialized test equipment
  • Ability to implement scalable and resilient network infrastructures
  • Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
  • Secret clearance
  • HS diploma or GED and 2+ years of experience as a network laboratory technician supporting the DoW, or Bachelor’s degree and 1+ years of experience as a network laboratory technician supporting the DoW

Nice If You Have:

  • TS/SCI clearance
  • Bachelor’s degree in IT or Information Systems

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.

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 $55,200.00 to $126,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date. Identity Statement As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

  • Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
  • Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
  • Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,196 open Laboratory Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$55–126K/yr
  • US median$51–72K/yr274 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $91K, is 47% above the US median midpoint ($62K) — in the top quarter of Laboratory Technician salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 34 open Laboratory Technician jobs in Virginia and 2,196 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Laboratory Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (919 postings).
Education
280 of the 2,196 open Laboratory Technician jobs (13%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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