Cyber Systems Security Architect

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type: On-site
Location: Herndon, VA
Salary: $86,800–$198,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 1 day ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
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 1781 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Cyber Systems Security Architect

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The Cyber Systems Security Architect joins a team to lead the design and assessment of secure cloud, hybrid, and cross-domain architectures. This role focuses on protecting mission-critical workloads and ensuring confidentiality and integrity across evolving Cloud Service Provider environments for the Intelligence Community. You will recommend tools and solutions based on research into on-premises and cloud-based resources while leading a team to overcome complex technical challenges. Key responsibilities include hardening critical systems and performing adversary-focused threat analysis. Required skills include experience with networking architecture, authentication, authorization, access control, encryption, and programming to evaluate impacts. You must possess knowledge of threat mitigations, including cloud-native and below-the-waterline controls, and be able to map operational details to security standards while maintaining a TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.

Skills

Cloud Architecture Cloud Security Cross-Domain Systems Networking Architecture Encryption Access Control Authentication Authorization Data Science Agentic Computing Threat Analysis bare‑metal CSP Security Programming

What you'll do

Design and assess secure cloud, hybrid, and cross-domain architectures for mission-critical workloads.
Ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability across rapidly evolving Cloud Service Provider environments.
Recommend specific tools and solutions based on research of on-premises and cloud-based resources.
Lead engineering teams in overcoming complex technical challenges in cloud environments.
Inform strategy and design to ensure security standards are met during cloud modernization.
Perform adversary-focused threat analysis and evaluate cross-domain system security.
Map architecture and implementation details to specific security requirements and mission outcomes.

What we're looking for

TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph is required.
High school diploma or GED is required.
Experience with computer systems and networking architecture, including higher layers of the technology stack.
Experience with authentication, authorization, access control, encryption, networking, and cross-domain systems.
Experience with programming to evaluate impacts.
Knowledge of threats and mitigations across cloud, hybrid, cross-domain, and bare-metal environments.
Ability to map architecture, design, implementation, and operational details to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Experience with below-the-waterline or above-the-waterline using major CSPs (preferred).

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