Mission Security Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Lexington Park, MD
Salary
$86,900–$198,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
60 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Dec 31, 2026

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Salary context

Below market

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This role pays less than 81% of similar roles. Most pay $147,500–$216,000 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $142k versus about $182k 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 1662 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $86,800–$198,000 across 904 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Mission Security Engineer

JOB TITLE: Mission Security Engineer The Mission Security Engineer joins the team to design and develop secure systems for the U.S. Navy. This role involves coordinating with the team to identify the right mix of tools and techniques to translate IT needs into plans for secure and effective solutions. You will lead the team through critical network design, providing alternatives and customizing solutions to balance security and mission needs. Key responsibilities include analyzing engineering requirements, testing, and evaluation across cybersecurity, mission security, software assurance, supply chain risk management, and operations security. You will apply secure coding practices, secure operating systems, and virtualization. Required skills include experience with mission security methods and a Secret clearance. Preferred experience includes Cross Domain Solutions, Cameo or MagicDraw, cryptographic algorithms, and COTS FPGA security features.

What you'll do

  • Design and develop secure systems to support critical U.S. Navy operations.
  • Identify and implement methods to harden systems and reduce their attack surface.
  • Translate client IT needs and future goals into actionable plans for secure solutions.
  • Lead the team through network design by providing customized security alternatives.
  • Analyze engineering requirements to test and evaluate cybersecurity and mission security disciplines.
  • Apply secure coding practices to protect operating systems and virtualization environments.
  • Design security architectures based on adversary threat analysis and proposed countermeasures.
  • Implement and test security countermeasures to protect secure communications.

What we're looking for

  • 3+ years of experience with mission security methods, techniques, and systems.
  • Experience analyzing engineering requirements, testing, and evaluation in lifecycle support of systems engineering and security disciplines.
  • Experience applying secure coding practices, securing operating systems, and virtualization.
  • Ability to design security architectures based on requirements from the analysis of adversary threats and proposed countermeasures.
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
  • Experience with Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) (preferred).
  • Experience analyzing and directing modeling on proposed architectures in Cameo or MagicDraw (preferred).
  • Secret clearance.

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