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# Network Engineer

- **Company:** Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
- **Location:** McLean, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $99,000.0 - $225,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** System Configuration, Network Architecture, Network Planning and Design, Performance Tuning, Systems Architecture, System Testing, Reliability of Systems, SC Clearance, Enterprise Integration
- **Published:** September 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88422677/1

## About the Role

* 10+ years of experience engineering and sustaining network infrastructure for Federal, DoD, or largescale technical programs
 * 5+ years of experience leading network design, advanced configuration, performance optimization, or security implementation ensuring mission system reliability
 * Experience directing network activities across multisite, missioncritical, or highcomplexity operational environments, ensuring reliability, performance, and security requirements are met such as PWS C.5.2, C.5.4, H.11, L.6.1.1, and M.7.3
 * Secret clearance
 * Bachelor's degree

Nice If You Have:

 * TS/SCI clearance
 * Master's degree

## Description

As a Lead Network Engineer on our team, you'll lead network integration, system testing, troubleshooting, engineering reviews, and documentation for cross-functional teams. You'll serve as the local primary technical resource for network engineers, providing daily technical direction, implementation oversight, and timely engineering decisions. You'll also mentor and develop network engineers through direct technical guidance, coaching, and support on complex issues.

You'll act as an on-site technical advisor to government clients and leadership, guiding system architecture, solution design, and implementation. You'll develop and deliver technical briefs, solution recommendations, modernization guidance, and implementation planning to help clients make informed technical decisions and successfully deploy mission-critical network capabilities.


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