Cyber Automation Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

Actively hiring
Fort Meade, MD · Washington, DC Posted 15 days ago $99,000–$225,000 / year
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TL;DR

As a Cyber Automation Engineer at this leading defense contractor, you will join a dynamic team focused on developing advanced Threat Defense Solutions. Your primary responsibilities include designing and implementing automation tools to enhance threat detection and response capabilities, leveraging artificial intelligence for innovative security solutions. You will work closely with in-house teams to identify the optimal mix of technologies and procedures that meet both security and business needs, ensuring secure and effective deployment across various environments. Key skills required are 6+ years of experience supporting DoD or government agencies, proficiency in Ansible and PowerShell for automation, knowledge of Agile development methodologies, and expertise in tools like Git, RHEL, Windows, and VMware. Additionally, familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and network automation using Python and Ansible will be highly beneficial.

Skills

Ansible Git RHEL Windows VMware DevSecOps CI/CD Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Configuration as Code (CaC) Docker JSON YAML Python API design Object-oriented principles

What you'll do

  • Develop threat defense solutions focusing on detection, automation, and AI capabilities.
  • Identify appropriate tools and techniques to meet customer needs and future goals.
  • Design technical solutions for identifying security threats and enhancing detection.
  • Customize security solutions to balance business requirements with security needs.
  • Automate builds, regression testing, monitoring, and releases across environments.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of experience supporting DoD or government agencies
  • 3+ years of experience with automation tools like Ansible and PowerShell
  • Knowledge of Agile development, version control systems (Git), and operating systems (RHEL, Windows)
  • Ability to develop DevSecOps processes for automated builds and testing
  • Secret clearance required

Market check

Salary context

This $99,000–$225,000 range sits above 61% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$112,800–$195,050

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$129,893–$183,818

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

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 627 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $86,800–$198,000 across 614 roles with salary data.

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