
network engineer, senior (level iii) - top secret clearance
Mechanicsburg, PAJob$78–176K/yrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a senior network engineer to design and support network and security architectures for Department of Defense missions. The role develops enterprise infrastructure, resolves complex network issues, and advises clients on modernization and critical projects. The candidate will apply expertise in routing, switching, firewalls, and network protocols to improve security, reliability, and availability.
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Job Number: R0247024 Network Engineer, Senior The Opportunity: A well-designed network is critical to move data and enable the Department of Defense (DoD) 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 a seasoned Network Engineer like you who knows how to develop the exact network the DoD needs. As a Network Engineer on our team, you'll use your experience in network design and architecture, system interoperability, OSI model, network transport layers, multi-protocol label switching, gateway protocol, and virtual routing and forwarding to support the nation's defense and respond to evolving adversaries. You'll develop enterprise-wide infrastructure design, troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues, analyze current working infrastructures, and increase security, reliability, and availability for critical network systems.You'll apply your expertise in routing and switching, network design and architecture, system interoperability, IP engineering, network transport layers, multi-protocol label switching, gateway protocol, and virtual routing and forwarding as you guide our team of problem-solvers to help the DoD evolve and deploy new capabilities and technologies. Your knowledge of enterprise-level network protocols, equipment, emerging technology, and configurations will come in handy as you optimize client operations and modernization. Using your experience in software and hardware firewalls, Cisco hardware, Palo Alto firewalls, Juniper hardware, and optical infrastructure networking, you'll serve as a trusted advisor to clients on critical projects. Using your technical curiosity and knowledge of industry standards, you'll make an impact on national security-related missions. Join us. The world can't wait. You Have: 1. 5+ years of experience designing, deploying, and supporting network and security architectures within DoD hybrid environments, including implementing Zero Trust principles 2. 2+ years of experience implementing and configuring network segmentation or micro segmentation solutions, including SoftwareDefined Networking or (SDN) technologies, SD-WAN, container networking, or virtualization platforms 3. 2+ years of experience documenting complex network and security architectures, procedures, and troubleshooting workflows, including Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) implementations and detailed documentation of BGP policy behavior, NGFW IDS/IPS configurations, or NAT and SNAT translation flows 4. 2+ years of experience with security, routing, and switching protocols, including BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, MPLS, LDP, RSVP, VPLS, STP, or L3VPNs 5. Ability to effectively engage and collaborate with senior leadership 6. Secret clearance 7. HS diploma or GED Nice If You Have: 1. Experience supporting and operating DoD networks 2. Experience developing enterprise-level architectures 3. Experience deploying, upgrading, and troubleshooting multivendor network and security platforms such as Cisco, Juniper, or Versa 4. Experience applying STIGs and performing system security hardening 5. Experience with commercial and DoD cloud networks 6. Bachelor's degree in CS or Engineering 7. CCNP or JNCIP Certification 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 a ards 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 ModelOur people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings. 1. 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. 2. Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility. 3. Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or 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 3,876 open Network Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$78–176K/yr
- Pennsylvania median$95–180K/yr61 salary ranges
- US median$116–194K/yr2,958 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $127K, is 9% below the Pennsylvania median midpoint ($139K) — in the middle half of Network Engineer salary ranges in Pennsylvania.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 79 open Network Engineer jobs in Pennsylvania and 3,876 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Pennsylvania
- Oracle13 open
- TekSynap11 open
- Booz Allen Hamilton (this employer)9 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Network Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (3,354 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,524 of the 3,876 open Network Engineer jobs (39%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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