Cyber Warfare Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type
On-site
Location
McLean, VA
Salary
$86,800–$198,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
5 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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This role $142k
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This role pays less than 62% of similar roles. Most pay $126,200–$191,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $142k versus about $159k 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 1240 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Cyber Warfare Engineer

As a Cyber Warfare Engineer on the OT security team, you will protect critical defense platforms and cyber-physical systems through cybersecurity assessments, security design engineering, and threat monitoring. You will be responsible for implementing countermeasures, detecting threats, and maintaining the overall cybersecurity posture of complex systems while collaborating cross-functionally with government stakeholders. Your daily work involves conducting onsite security assessments and managing technical reviews, documentation development, and cyber test planning, including vulnerability assessments and penetration testing. The role requires expertise in system designs, protocols, physical configurations, and systems engineering processes like SRR, PDR, CDR, or TRR. You will apply knowledge of cyber-physical systems such as space mission systems or weapons platforms. Preferred skills include Zero Trust architecture principles, IAT III certifications like CISSP, and experience with critical infrastructure protection.

What you'll do

  • Conduct cybersecurity assessments and security design engineering for critical defense platforms.
  • Monitor threats and implement countermeasures to protect cyber-physical systems.
  • Perform onsite security assessments of infrastructure and hardware configurations.
  • Execute cyber test planning, including vulnerability assessments and penetration testing.
  • Integrate cybersecurity requirements and risk assessments throughout the system lifecycle.
  • Develop technical documentation and support review processes for defense programs.
  • Maintain the overall cybersecurity posture of complex mission systems.

What we're looking for

  • Ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
  • Experience supporting technical reviews, working groups, and documentation development for defense programs.
  • Knowledge of cyber test planning, execution, and reporting including vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and cyber resilience evaluations.
  • Knowledge of cyber-physical systems such as critical infrastructure, space mission systems, or weapons systems platforms.
  • Knowledge of systems engineering processes like SRR, PDR, CDR, or TRR and integrating cybersecurity requirements throughout the system lifecycle.
  • Experience with Zero Trust architecture principles, frameworks, and implementation within complex weapon or mission system environments (preferred).
  • TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph, Master's degree, or IAT III Certification such as CISA, CISSP, or CASP (preferred).

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