Cybersecurity Engineer

The Opportunity:

As a cybersecurity engineer, you understand the value of hunt-forward operations, and you know that battles are won in the grey. At Booz Allen, you can use your cyberspace operations experience to create solutions that will be executed on a worldwide stage. We’re looking for an experienced cybersecurity engineer like you to apply your knowledge in cybersecurity requirements analysis and engineering and impact our nation’s security.   

In this role, you’ll be counted on to understand cyberspace capabilities to evaluate potential weaknesses as well as the effectiveness of mitigations for cybersecurity solutions. You will leverage cyberspace operations systems to aggregate threat feeds that inform briefings for senior leadership aligned to National Defense Strategies.    

This is an opportunity to use your research and analysis abilities to adequately assess and inform operators and senior leadership or commanders on dynamic adversarial tactics, techniques, and procedures for security cooperation. Your role will be vital in the development of operations plans to support command and control.   

If you want to be in the fight, working shoulder to shoulder with our Navy clients, influencing the most critical global cyber missions, this is the opportunity for you.   

Join us. The world can’t wait.   

You Have:   

• Experience with U.S. DoD RMF processes and applying the principles to C4I systems

• Experience capturing and analyzing cybersecurity system operational capabilities requirements and constraints identified by end user, U.S Combatant Command, Component, or stakeholder organizations

• Experience with the Navy Authorizing Official or DoD CIO

• Experience decomposing high-level operational requirements into functional definitions, verification objectives, and full system specifications

• Experience with identifying and enabling critical technologies, constraints, and risks

• Knowledge of cybersecurity policy fundamentals and NIST 8510.01, and how to translate these policies to frameworks such as ISO

• Secret clearance

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

• CISSP or Security+ Certification

Nice If You Have:   

• Experience as an Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE)

• Experience supporting Foreign Military Sales programs

• ​ Knowledge of the fundamentals and components of an RMF package such as the Systems Security Plan (SSP) and Security Assessment Report (SAR)

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

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Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $60,300.00 to $137,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.

• If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.
• If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.

EEO Commitment

We’re an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that empowers our people to fearlessly drive change – no matter their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.