Systems Security Engineer

About the role

Serve as a key member of the security tools and infrastructure management team, responsible for architecting, administering, and optimizing enterprise cybersecurity platforms. Focus on strengthening security operations by designing scalable architectures, overseeing platform administration, and ensuring the health, performance, and integration of security analytics capabilities and supporting system infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Provide management, troubleshooting, and recommendations to enhance information security systems and platforms, including offering strategic guidance to improve and extend system capabilities.
• Create, implement, maintain, and troubleshoot advanced scripting such as in BASH, Perl, JavaScript, or Python, including command-line administration and automation of O&M tasks.
• Collaborate with security, infrastructure, and operations teams to design and implement automation that enhances operational effectiveness.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize existing security infrastructure in partnership with server, virtualization, and network teams.

Requirements

• Obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, Computer Information Systems, Information Security, or IT.
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) Certification.

Skills

• Experience with Armis or Axonius Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management (CAASM) concepts and security analytics methodologies for Elastic Stack.
• Experience troubleshooting security systems and providing strategic guidance to enhance and extend system capabilities.
• Experience mentoring junior team members in technical practices, problem-solving, and professional development.
• Experience analyzing development and implementation requirements, modifying existing systems, and preparing specifications based on customer needs.
• Knowledge of federal security hardening standards and frameworks such as CIS Controls, NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5, or STIGs.
• Experience implementing and managing advanced solutions supporting infrastructure management, security operations, and threat intelligence activities.
• Experience evaluating, refining, and modernizing frameworks, staying current on emerging security and automation technologies.
• Experience maintaining detailed documentation of system configurations, designs, processes, and service records.
• Experience troubleshooting and resolving LAN or WAN connectivity issues, throughput problems, and related network concerns.
• Experience conveying complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences leveraging communication through meetings, reports, and slide decks.

Benefits

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.

Pay

The projected compensation range for this position is $69,300.00 to $158,000.00 (annualized USD).

Schedule

Work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.