Cyber Systems Architect

About the role

As a cyber mission specialist, you will use your cyberspace operations experience to create solutions executed on a worldwide stage for a federal health research organization. You will serve as the designer and integrator of operational cybersecurity technologies, ensuring SecOps environments are architected for resilience, scalability, compliance, and mission alignment within the enterprise security program.

Responsibilities

• Design and integrate operational cybersecurity technologies supporting a large federal health research organization.
• Ensure SecOps environments are architected for resilience, scalability, compliance, and mission alignment within the enterprise security program.
• Apply knowledge in systems architecture, cyber threat intelligence, AI-enabled cyber operations, and zero trust to enhance cyber operations and mission defense.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience within cybersecurity operations, security engineering, incident response, or enterprise security architecture.
• Experience aligning system architectures with the CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model.
• Experience evaluating emerging technologies and conducting proof‑of‑concepts to assess mission fit.
• Experience responding to and remediating cybersecurity incidents.
• Ability to integrate modern capabilities such as behavioral analytics, AI/ML enrichment, automated response, and threat intelligence into SecOps pipelines.
• Ability to maintain comprehensive architecture diagrams, documentation, and configuration baselines.
• Public Trust clearance required.
• HS diploma or GED.

Qualifications

• Experience communicating complex security concepts clearly to non‑technical stakeholders and senior leaders.
• Experience within a federal health or research oriented organization.
• Ability to collaborate with A&A, GRC, and cyber policy teams to ensure systems meet all security, privacy, regulatory, and audit requirements.
• Ability to translate strategic cybersecurity objectives from leadership into actionable technical requirements for operational teams.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• CompTIA Security+ Certification.

Benefits

Booz Allen offers health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work‑life programs, dependent care, and a recognition awards program for exceptional performance. Full‑time and part‑time employees working at least 20 hours a week are eligible to participate in benefit programs; those below the threshold receive select offerings only.

Pay

The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD).