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Booz Allen

Builds AI and cyber systems for the US government

Enterprise Cybersecurity BigID Engineer

Full-TimeDeadline 1/4/27
$99k - $225k/yr
Expert
Bachelor's, Master's, Associate's
McLean, VA, USA
In Person
CybersecuritySecurity Engineering & Architecture

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 3 years of experience in DLP engineering or data security.
  • Experience deploying and configuring BigID scanners and data source connections across environments, including scan profiles, scheduling, credentials, and performance tuning.
  • Experience with scripting languages, including Python, for workflow automation and integration.
  • Experience supporting the building, testing, and tuning of BigID classifiers to reduce false positives and mitigate data leakage scenarios.
  • Experience translating scan results into risk-based findings and drafting remediation recommendations for technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to mature DLP programs and train stakeholders on using BigID dashboards and tools.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams and management.
  • Ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
  • An Associate's degree and 10+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, a Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of that experience, a Master's degree and 6+ years of that experience, or 15+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities in lieu of a degree.
Responsibilities
  • Support the Enterprise Cybersecurity team by using BigID's data security platform to discover, classify, and protect sensitive data across cloud environments.
  • Implement advanced data loss prevention strategies to address unauthorized exfiltration risks and support compliance with GDPR, CCPA, and NIST standards.
  • Drive execution of zero-trust frameworks using BigID integrations with tools such as Microsoft Purview.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the scalability and maturity of the organization's DLP program.
  • Stay current with emerging data security threats and collaborate with other cybersecurity teams in a Cyber Fusion Center environment to understand the impact of data security risks and possible impacts to the global enterprise.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with cybersecurity tools, including Microsoft Purview, Trellix, or Tenable.
  • Experience creating playbooks for incident response, performing governance audits, and designing scalable data protection strategies in hybrid environments.
  • Knowledge of federal data protection frameworks.
  • Knowledge of managing DLP ecosystems, including integration across endpoints, networks, and SaaS environments.
  • Knowledge of complex compliance and privacy frameworks, including execution of technical and organizational solutions.
  • Analytical skills for assessing data risks.
  • A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
  • CISSP, CISM, or a related security certification.

About the company

Booz Allen builds and runs technology for the U.S. government, mostly for the military and intelligence agencies, and its engineers work alongside consultants who know each agency's mission. In 1958, it helped the U.S. Navy create PERT, a project-scheduling method first used on the Polaris submarine missile program and later adopted across government and industry. Its teams design cyber defenses, AI and data tools, and battlefield communications, and it sells its own products, such as Vellox, a suite of AI tools that spot and fight off hackers. Agencies pay mainly through multi-year contracts that reimburse costs, bill hours, or set a fixed price. Booz Allen was founded in 1914 and is based in McLean, Virginia.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

1914

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What believers are saying

  • Product work is growing: Booz Allen bought Ultra's battlefield encryption and computing unit for $720 million in August 2026.
  • Hiring continues despite cuts: Booz Allen listed 2,282 open roles in October 2026, 1,097 of them in technology.
  • Work is lined up for years: backlog, including contract options, hit $39.5 billion in June 2026, about 3.5 years' revenue.

What critics are saying

  • Job security has slipped: staff fell from 33,400 to 30,900 in the year to June 2026 as civil work shrank.
  • Stock grants lost value: shares fell 29% in the year to October 2026 while defense IT rival CACI rose 14%.
  • Shutdowns halt paid work: the federal shutdown that began October 2025 cost Booz Allen about $50 million in unperformed work.

What makes Booz Allen unique

  • Most coworkers are cleared for secrets: about 77% of Booz Allen's 31,500 employees held security clearances in March 2026.
  • AI is its specialty: Booz Allen calls itself the federal government's largest AI provider, with about 400 active AI projects.
  • It bankrolls defense tech startups: Booz Allen tripled its venture fund to $300 million in July 2025, backing 17 companies.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Paid Vacation
  • Professional Development Budget
  • Remote Work Options
  • Flexible Work Hours

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Oct 9th, 2026
PDW integrates Booz Allen mission autonomy software on AM drones with secure fleet updates

Performance Drone Works announced it is integrating Booz Allen's mission autonomy software, powered by Shield AI's Hivemind, onto its AM drones. The software enables autonomy-assisted missions whilst operators retain decision-making authority. PDW is also deploying Booz Allen's secure over-the-air fleet update system across its aircraft portfolio. The combined product entered testing on 30 September and is planned for general availability in Q1 2027. PDW aims to extend the autonomy software to its C100 aircraft later in 2027. The integration supports PDW's strategy to rapidly field and adapt systems. The company's Huntsville facility has annual production capacity of 100,000 drones. Booz Allen's update system is designed to reduce approved update cycles from weeks to hours, even in contested environments.

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Aventra raises $17.5M for high-altitude balloon-dropped glide bombs

Virginia-based startup Aventra has raised $17.5 million in new funding, with Konvoy Ventures leading the round. Seed round backer Lavrock Ventures participated alongside new investors Booz Allen Ventures, Sands Capital, Langford Industries, and Western Alliance Bank. The company manufactures Piranha, a high-altitude balloon-dropped glide bomb that converts unguided munitions into precision-guided weapons. Since emerging from stealth with a $3.5 million seed round last October, Aventra has delivered over 400 units to US and NATO customers and doubled its production revenue. The system launches munitions from 60,000 feet and can glide approximately 100 miles, with recent demonstrations achieving accuracy within three metres of targets. Aventra plans to use the funding to scale production from 35 units monthly to 500 through a new Virginia facility called Factory Zero.

Yahoo Finance
Sep 14th, 2026
Palantir, Nvidia, Booz Allen restrict Anthropic and OpenAI models over data retention concerns

Palantir Technologies, Nvidia, and Booz Allen Hamilton are restricting use of AI models from Anthropic and OpenAI over data protection concerns, Reuters reported. The companies worry model providers could retain or extract value from sensitive corporate information. Palantir has pressed Anthropic for zero data retention guarantees. Nvidia limits Anthropic's models to less sensitive tasks, favouring its own Nemotron models for proprietary work. Booz Allen has banned staff from using Anthropic's commercial model on cybersecurity projects involving proprietary data. The pushback intensified after Anthropic introduced a 30-day data retention policy in June for its Claude 3.5 model, citing security monitoring needs. Anthropic responded by launching Enterprise Frontier Safeguards, allowing customers to store activity data in their own cloud infrastructure under their encryption keys.

Business Wire
Sep 12th, 2026
Credo AI Announces $21 Million in New Capital, Grows Leadership Team to Match the Rapid Pace of AI Innovation, Emerges as the Standard of Responsible AI Governance

Credo AI, a global leader in AI governance software, today announced that it has raised $21 million in new capital from CrimsoNox Capital, Mozilla Ventures, ...

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