Boundary Security Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Colorado Springs, CO · Huntsville, AL Posted 16 days ago $99,000–$225,000 / year
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As a Boundary Security Engineer at Booz Allen Hamilton, you will join a dedicated team to support the Department of Defense by designing and implementing secure network solutions. Your daily responsibilities include collaborating with subject matter experts and customers to understand strategic goals and operational needs, planning and executing the acquisition, installation, configuration, and maintenance of network components, and resolving interoperability issues across platforms. You will also design new boundary security capabilities in a lab environment before deploying them into production, providing remote support for network firewall and security appliances, and identifying and supporting security requirements for switched and routed networks. Essential skills include 5+ years of experience with network security and IT system design, expertise in Palo Alto and Cisco or Juniper firewalls, knowledge of packet analysis tools like Wireshark, and familiarity with DoD IT and Cloud security policies such as STIGs and the DoD Cloud SRG.

Skills

Palo Alto Cisco Juniper Wireshark AWS Azure GCP STIGs DoD Cloud SRG CI/CD Kubernetes Terraform Python PostgreSQL Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

  • Design and test new boundary security capabilities in a lab environment.
  • Implement tested boundary security capabilities into production environments.
  • Support implementation teams with remote network firewall and security appliance support.
  • Identify and support security requirements for switched and routed networks.
  • Apply leading-edge security principles, theories, and concepts to complex client enterprise network deployments.
  • Mentor or supervise employees in company and technical competencies.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years experience in network security and IT system design for large enterprises or government agencies.
  • Expertise in firewall and enterprise security design, including device hardening and intrusion detection systems.
  • Proficiency with Palo Alto and Cisco/Juniper firewalls, and packet analysis tools like Wireshark.
  • Experience in monitoring tools and log collectors for traffic analysis and boundary protection implementation.
  • TS/SCI clearance required.
  • Knowledge of DoD IT and Cloud security policies beneficial.

Market check

Salary context

This $99,000–$225,000 range sits above 59% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$112,800–$199,650

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$142,400–$184,900

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and technology consulting firm that provides analytics, digital, engineering, and cybersecurity solutions primarily to U.S. government agencies and commercial clients. Industry: Management & Technology Consulting

Booz Allen Hamilton currently has 627 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $86,800–$198,000 across 614 roles with salary data.

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