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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Network Engineer - **Company:** Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. - **Location:** Scott Air Force Base, IL, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $77,600.0 - $176,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Border Gateway Protocol, Biometrics, Spanning Tree Protocols, Cisco Hardwares, Complex Networks, Cyber Security, Network Address Translation, Hardware Virtualization, Virtual Private LAN Services, Internet Protocol, Interoperability, Intrusion Detection Systems, Multi-protocol Systems, OSI Models, Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Network Security, Network Configuration and Change Management, Network Architecture, Network Planning and Design, Routing, Network Segmentation, Network Protocols, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Open Systems Interconnection (OSI), Zero Trust Network Access, Virtualization Technology, Wide Area Networks, Network Switches, Network Routing, Cloud-native Network Functions (CNF), Computer Networking Systems, Firewalls (Computer Science), Juniper, SC Clearance, SDN Network, Network Support, Palo Alto Networks, Cisco - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/network-engineer-senior-belleville-il--9be268e1-f05f-4844-b040-82134190be70 ## About the Role 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., * 5+ years of experience designing, deploying, and supporting network and security architectures within DoD hybrid environments, including implementing Zero Trust principles * 2+ years of experience implementing and configuring network segmentation or micro segmentation solutions, including Software-Defined Networking or (SDN) technologies, SD-WAN, container networking, or virtualization platforms * 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 * 2+ years of experience with security, routing, and switching protocols, including BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, MPLS, LDP, RSVP, VPLS, STP, or L3VPNs * Ability to effectively engage and collaborate with senior leadership * Secret clearance * HS diploma or GED Nice If You Have: * Experience supporting and operating DoD networks * Experience developing enterprise-level architectures * Experience deploying, upgrading, and troubleshooting multivendor network and security platforms such as Cisco, Juniper, or Versa * Experience applying STIGs and performing system security hardening * Experience with commercial and DoD cloud networks * Bachelor's degree in CS or Engineering * CCNP or JNCIP Certification, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Biometrics, Cisco Network Hardware, Communication Skills, Compensation and Benefits, Emerging Technology, Enterprise Architecture, Firewalls, Hardware Virtualization, IP (Internet Protocol), Identify Issues, Industry Standards, Interoperability, Juniper Networks Product Family, Leadership, MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching), Network Architecture/Engineering, Network Configuration Management, Network Design, Network Performance/Analysis, Network Protocols, Network Routing, Network Security, Network Support, Network Switching, Network System Hardware, Network Systems, Open Systems Interconnection (OSI), Optical Networking, Problem Solving Skills, Routing Protocols, Security Architecture, Transportation Engineering, Transportation Modeling, United States Department of Defense (DoD), Wide Area Network (WAN), Work From Home ## Description 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. 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