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Network Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

San Diego, CAFull-time$78–176K/yrPosted 4 days agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$78–176K/yr
Location
San Diego, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearance, required

Job overview

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to design, implement, and maintain Versa Networks SD-WAN solutions for secure, reliable, and optimized connectivity across a distributed enterprise environment. The role requires a Secret clearance and allows travel up to 25% of the time. Experience with Versa Networks SD-WAN, automation and scripting, network monitoring tools, other SD-WAN platforms, and ITIL is preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

WAN Optimization, requiredApplication Performance Monitoring, requiredNetwork Security, requiredNetworking, requiredBGP, requiredFirewall Policies, requiredNetwork Troubleshooting, requiredRoot Cause Analysis, requiredVersa Networks SD-WAN, nice to haveNetwork Automation, nice to havePython, nice to haveAnsible, nice to haveSolarWinds, nice to haveNagios, nice to haveSD-WAN Platforms, nice to haveITIL, nice to haveChange Management, nice to have

Qualifications

Secret Clearance, requiredHigh School Diploma or GED, requiredTravel Up to 25%, required

Benefits

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

Full job description

Network EngineerThe Opportunity: We are seeking an experienced Network Engineer to join our network engineering team. In this role, you'll be designing, implementing, and maintaining Versa Networks SD-WAN solutions. This will ensure secure, reliable, and optimized network connectivity across our distributed enterprise environment.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

  • Experience with WAN optimization, application performance monitoring, and network security
  • Experience with networking, BGP, and firewall policies
  • Ability to troubleshoot complex network issues and provide root cause analysis
  • Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
  • Secret clearance
  • HS diploma or GED

Nice If You Have:

  • Experience with Versa Networks SD-WAN platforms in enterprise or large-scale environments
  • Experience with automation tools and scripting for network configuration such as Python and Ansible
  • Experience with network monitoring tools such as SolarWinds and Nagios
  • Knowledge of other SD WAN platforms
  • Knowledge of ITIL and change management processes

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 $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (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 4,184 open Network Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$78–176K/yr
  • California median$137–220K/yr327 salary ranges
  • US median$113–187K/yr3,274 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $127K, is 28% below the California median midpoint ($176K) — in the lowest quarter of Network Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 395 open Network Engineer jobs in California and 4,184 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
Network Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 4 to 8 years (3,614 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,333 of the 4,184 open Network Engineer jobs (32%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 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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