Cloud Security Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type: On-site
Location: Fort Belvoir, VA
Salary: $99,000–$225,000 / yr
Posted: 10 days 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 760 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Cloud Security Engineer

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As a Cloud Security Engineer at our company, you will join a dynamic cloud infrastructure delivery team to define and implement cybersecurity architecture for AWS and Azure environments. Your daily tasks include collaborating with stakeholders using Agile methodologies to design, verify, and monitor cloud solutions while developing RMF Body of Evidence artifacts such as system security plans. You must have extensive experience in securing computer systems, performing DoD authorization activities, and working with Cloud technologies like Microsoft Sentinel and Defender for incident monitoring. Proficiency in scripting languages like PowerShell and Bash is essential, along with a Secret clearance and the ability to obtain a DoD 8570 or 8140 IAT Level II Certification within three months of hire. Experience with DevSecOps frameworks and code management tools such as GitLab will be highly beneficial.

Skills

AWS Azure Microsoft Sentinel Defender PowerShell Bash DevSecOps RMF Git GitLab CI/CD PostgreSQL MongoDB Kubernetes Terraform

What you'll do

Define and implement cybersecurity architecture for AWS and Azure cloud environments.
Develop Risk Management Framework (RMF) artifacts, including system security plans and cybersecurity concept of operations documents.
Collaborate with the cloud infrastructure delivery team to design and monitor cloud solutions across multiple domains.
Support security reviews of software and system releases within a DevSecOps framework.
Write automated scripts for scanning or monitoring using PowerShell and Bash.

What we're looking for

6+ years of experience securing computer systems and performing DoD authorization activities.
Extensive knowledge in developing RMF Body of Evidence artifacts, including system security plans.
Proficiency with AWS, Azure, and other Cloud technologies for secure IT architecture.
Experience using Microsoft Sentinel and Defender for incident monitoring and endpoint security.
Ability to write scripts and automate scanning or monitoring solutions with PowerShell and Bash.

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