Network Engineer, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton

Actively hiring
San Diego, CA Posted 15 days ago $86,900$198,000 / year

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TL;DR

As a Senior Network Engineer on our team, you will play a pivotal role in safeguarding Navy missions by leading the development and maintenance of complex technology systems. Your daily responsibilities include translating business requirements into technical solutions, overseeing architecture and planning activities to ensure production-ready configurations, and providing leadership in developing methodologies for measuring network performance metrics such as latency and throughput. You will also be responsible for ensuring the effectiveness and quality of service of these systems through performance tuning and implementation success. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience with a range of networking technologies including routers, switches, firewalls, MPLS circuits, and cloud services like Amazon Cloud, along with expertise in protocols such as OSPF and BGP. Additionally, you should possess hands-on experience with network monitoring tools and the ability to interact effectively with clients and stakeholders to identify and solve problems. This role requires a Secret clearance and HS diploma or GED, while additional certifications like CCNA are beneficial.

Skills

Cisco Routers Switches MPLS OSPF BGP Wireshark What's Up Gold Cisco ThousandEyes Amazon Cloud CUCM voicemail SCCP Jabber SIP Docker SDN SDWAN Virtualization Containerization Network Orchestration

What you'll do

  • Lead engineering efforts to develop, operate, and maintain complex technology systems for Navy missions.
  • Define network architecture and engineering solutions to support critical military operations.
  • Translate business requirements into technical specifications for production-ready configurations.
  • Develop methodologies and standards for measuring key performance indicators of networks and applications.
  • Provide hands-on support in effectiveness, quality of service, performance tuning, and implementation success.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience in network engineering with expertise in routers, switches, firewalls, and cloud services.
  • Extensive knowledge of Cisco equipment, routing protocols (OSPF, BGP), MPLS/VPLS, VLANs, and Wireshark analysis.
  • Proven ability to interact with clients, managers, and stakeholders to identify issues, analyze data, and implement solutions.
  • Secret clearance and HS diploma or GED required; DoD 8140 Certification preferred.
  • Technical leadership in developing methodologies for measuring network performance metrics.

Market check

Salary context

This $86,900–$198,000 range sits above 45% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$111,250$198,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$135,000$175,500

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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