Cyber Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type: On-site
Location: Falls Church, VAArlington, VA
Salary: $86,800–$198,000 / yr
Posted: 5 days ago
Closes: Sep 7, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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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 702 open roles on FindRole.

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As a Cybersecurity Engineer at our enterprise-level program management office, you will join a dedicated team focused on securing and maintaining a critical national security system. Your primary responsibilities include developing and implementing robust cybersecurity strategies in alignment with Department of Defense requirements, ensuring the continuous operation of an analytics platform that supports global data dissemination for mission-critical tasks. You will leverage AWS services like IAM, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, and Kubernetes to manage cloud infrastructure securely while automating deployment processes using DevSecOps practices. Programming skills in Python and experience with version control systems such as Git are essential, along with a Secret clearance and a Bachelor's degree. Additional certifications like Security+, CISSP, or GCED would be beneficial for tackling complex compliance challenges in regulated environments.

Skills

AWS IAM CloudTrail CloudWatch GuardDuty SecurityHub Inspector Config RDS EC2 S3 VPC Lambda EKS Route53 Python Git CI/CD Kubernetes Terraform

What you'll do

Develop and implement cybersecurity strategies in alignment with Department of Defense requirements.
Conduct security analysis, incident response, threat detection, and vulnerability management.
Manage AWS cloud computing services including IAM, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, and Security Hub.
Deploy and maintain software and Infrastructure-as-Code using DevOps principles and automated frameworks.
Write secure code, perform application penetration testing, and remediate findings based on vulnerability assessments.

What we're looking for

5+ years of experience in technical roles using DevOps and continuous delivery.
Expertise in cybersecurity analysis, incident response, threat detection, and vulnerability management.
Proficiency with AWS cloud computing services including IAM, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, and Security Hub.
Experience managing AWS infrastructure services like EC2, S3, VPC, Lambda, EKS, RDS, and Route 53.
Secret clearance and Bachelor's degree required.

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