Cyber Data Platform Architect

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type: On-site
Location: Arlington, VAMcLean, VAReston, VAWashington, DC
Salary: $86,800–$198,000 / yr
Posted: 52 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

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This role $142k

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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 802 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Cyber Data Platform Architect

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As a Cyber Data Platform Architect, you will join the team to lead the design of data architecture solutions for cloud computing, managed services, and service-oriented architectures. You will collaborate with business analysts and technology teams to resolve routine issues, analyze business needs, and provide recommendations for future development. Your daily work involves building security data pipeline architectures for log collection, normalization, enrichment, and routing. The role requires expertise in SIEM platforms like Splunk Enterprise Security, Elastic Security, Microsoft Sentinel, or Google Chronicle, alongside stream processing tools such as Cribl, Apache Kafka, Logstash, and Fluentd. You will also design detection engineering pipelines and threat hunting workflows using Kubernetes and RedHat OpenShift. This position addresses complex challenges within the cyber domain, specifically involving Zero Trust, DoD or IC cybersecurity frameworks, and federal compliance standards in classified environments.

Skills

Splunk Elastic Security Microsoft Sentinel Google Chronicle Cribl Apache Kafka Logstash Fluentd Kubernetes RedHat OpenShift Databricks Apache Iceberg Snowflake CrowdStrike Corelight Trellix Swimlane XSOAR Phantom Python DevSecOps CI/CD

What you'll do

Design data architecture solutions for cloud computing, managed services, and service-oriented architectures.
Build security data pipeline architectures including log collection, normalization, enrichment, and routing.
Resolve routine data architecture issues in coordination with business analysts and technology teams.
Provide recommendations on future data architecture development based on analyzed business needs.
Architect detection engineering pipelines, threat hunting workflows, and automated response capabilities.
Deploy platforms across cloud, on-premises, and disconnected environments using orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
Integrate security tools such as EDR, NDR, and full-packet capture into data lake and analytics platforms.
Develop automation scripts to streamline security operations and infrastructure management.

What we're looking for

Must have at least 8 years of experience in defensive cyber operations, cybersecurity engineering, or security platform architecture.
Must have at least 5 years of experience designing security data pipeline architectures for log collection, normalization, enrichment, and routing.
Must have at least 3 years of experience with SIEM platforms and stream processing or data brokering tools.
Experience architecting detection engineering pipelines, threat hunting workflows, and automated response capabilities is required.
Experience deploying platforms across cloud, on-premises, and disconnected environments using Kubernetes or RedHat OpenShift is required.
Must have experience operating in classified or compartmented environments with strict access controls.
Knowledge of Zero Trust, DoD/IC cybersecurity frameworks, and federal compliance standards is required.
A TS/SCI clearance and a high school diploma or GED are required.