Cybersecurity Engineer

About the role

As a cyber mission specialist, you apply technical expertise, mission-focused security engineering, and innovative thinking to strengthen secure systems supporting defense operations. You enhance protections for complex environments across on-premises and cloud platforms, apply secure-by-design practices, evaluate risks, and support continuous cybersecurity readiness.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain security controls for on-premises and cloud environments and conduct vulnerability assessments, STIG compliance, system hardening, and continuous monitoring.
• Support RMF lifecycle activities, including IATT, ATO sustainment, and POA&M development.
• Understand cyberspace capabilities, identify weaknesses, and assess mitigations for enterprise and cloud technologies.
• Leverage cybersecurity tools and monitoring platforms to evaluate findings, aggregate risk insights, and inform leadership on system posture and defensive priorities.
• Analyze logs, triage cyber events, and support defensive cyber operations.
• Collaborate with operators, system owners, and development teams to secure essential systems.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, defensive cyber operations, or system security.
• Experience implementing and maintaining security controls for on-premises and cloud environments and conducting vulnerability assessments, STIG compliance, system hardening, and continuous monitoring.
• Knowledge of cloud security concepts, architectures, and best practices across AWS, Azure, or DoD cloud platforms.
• Knowledge of Windows or Linux system hardening and Vulnerability scanners, SIEM platforms, endpoint protection, and log analysis tools.
• Ability to analyze logs, triage cyber events, and support defensive cyber operations.
• Ability to operate with minimal direction and mentor junior team members.

Qualifications

• Top Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Security+ Certification.

Skills

• Experience working with eMASS, Xacta, STIG Viewer, SCAP, or ATO packages.
• Experience supporting RMF assessments for cloud environments.
• Experience automating security tasks using Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
• Knowledge of boundary defense, enclave security, hybrid cloud architecture, and defense network environments.
• Knowledge of application security and secure-by-design development practices.
• Ability to guide development teams in secure-by-design practices.
• Ability to automate security workflows across on-premises and cloud environments.

Benefits

• Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits.
• Paid leave.
• Professional development.
• Tuition assistance.
• Work-life programs.
• Dependent care.
• Recognition awards program.

Pay

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

Schedule

Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits.

Contact Information

To apply, please visit our careers page and follow the instructions for submitting your application. For questions, contact [Contact Information].