Chief Engineer
Booz Allen Hamilton
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This role pays more than 53% of similar roles. Most pay $148,462–$232,637 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $185k versus about $191k for comparable roles.
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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.
Listed pay typically runs $86,800–$198,000 across 693 roles with salary data.
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The Deputy Chief Engineer role is a senior technical leadership position within a large-scale defensive security engineering program, responsible for setting the end-to-end technical vision and driving platform modernization. This individual will establish architecture review processes, develop integrated enterprise architectures, and lead trade-off analyses to ensure alignment with operational requirements and compliance standards. Key responsibilities include overseeing SIEM/SOAR deployment, EDR/XDR platforms, network segmentation, and cloud/virtualized infrastructure while maintaining situational awareness of emerging security tools and frameworks. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in cybersecurity engineering or architecture, particularly in federal environments like DoD or IC, with a strong background in technical leadership roles and deep expertise in multiple security domains such as SIEM, EDR, and cloud security.
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