Cyber Systems Security Architect

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type
On-site
Location
Herndon, VA
Salary
$86,800–$198,000 / yr
Posted
66 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $170k
This role $142k
$72k most similar roles pay here $221k

This role pays less than 68% of similar roles. Most pay $133,154–$206,900 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $142k versus about $170k for comparable 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 802 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Cyber Systems Security Architect

As a Cyber Systems Security Architect, you will join the team to lead the design and assessment of secure cloud, hybrid, and cross-domain architectures. You will protect mission-critical workloads by ensuring confidentiality and integrity across evolving Cloud Service Provider environments. Your daily responsibilities include researching and recommending tools based on current infrastructure, collaborating with engineering teams and partners to inform strategy, and managing threat mitigations for the Intelligence Community. The role requires expertise in computer systems, networking architecture, authentication, authorization, access control, encryption, and programming to evaluate impacts. You will navigate complex technical challenges involving both above-the-waterline and below-the-waterline security controls. Key skills include knowledge of adversary cyber tradecraft, data science, and agentic computing concepts while managing competing tasks from multiple stakeholders to solve critical national-security mission problems in cloud environments.

What you'll do

  • Design and assess secure cloud, hybrid, and cross-domain architectures for mission-critical workloads.
  • Ensure data confidentiality and integrity across rapidly evolving Cloud Service Provider environments.
  • Recommend specific tools and solutions based on research of current infrastructure and available resources.
  • Lead engineering teams to overcome complex technical challenges in cloud migration and modernization.
  • Advise mission partners and providers on strategy, design, and compliance with established standards.
  • Implement threat mitigations including cloud-native and below-the-waterline security controls.
  • Map architectural and operational details to specific security requirements for the Intelligence Community.

What we're looking for

  • Experience with computer systems and networking architecture at 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.
  • Ability to learn quickly regarding rapid CSP changes and evolving technical documentation.
  • TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph is required.
  • High school diploma or GED.

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