Cloud Security Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type: On-site
Location: Reston, VA
Salary: $99,000–$225,000 / yr
Posted: 1 day ago
Closes: Sep 15, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and technology consulting firm that provides analytics, digital, engineering, and cybersecurity solutions primarily to U.S. government agencies and commercial clients. Industry: Management & Technology Consulting

Booz Allen Hamilton currently has 690 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Cloud Security Engineer

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As a Senior Cloud Security Engineer on our dynamic team, you will play a crucial role in developing cloud-based security architectures for mission-critical systems used by the Intelligence Community. Your responsibilities include evaluating and supporting documentation processes to ensure IT systems meet IA requirements, advising on strategic objectives, and recommending tools based on your research of various environments. You will implement cloud security architectures using technologies like Terraform and CloudFormation while working closely with IC clients to meet stringent standards. This role requires 5+ years of experience in building and administering cloud environments, evaluating security documentation, and familiarity with the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Agile development methodologies.

Skills

Risk Management Framework Terraform CloudFormation Bicep AWS Azure Google Cloud Platform CI/CD Agile Python JavaScript PostgreSQL MongoDB Docker Kubernetes Prometheus Grafana GitLab Jenkins

What you'll do

Evaluate and support documentation processes for IT systems to meet IA requirements.
Analyze system compliance with risk thresholds and strategic objectives.
Recommend security tools and capabilities based on research of the current environment.
Implement cloud security architectures, tools, and processes in collaboration with clients.
Assist in defining organizations' desired state and advising on codifying strategic objectives.

What we're looking for

5+ years experience in building and administering cloud environments.
Expertise in developing and evaluating security documentation like system security plans.
Experience with the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and security architecture evaluations.
Knowledge of infrastructure code concepts such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Bicep.
Ability to obtain DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification within 30 days of start date.
Experience in an Agile development environment.

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