Mission Security Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

Actively hiring
Lexington Park, MD Posted 29 days ago $86,900–$198,000 / year
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As a Mission Security Engineer at Booz Allen Hamilton, you will join a dedicated team to design and develop secure systems for the U.S. Navy, ensuring they can withstand advanced cyber threats. Your daily responsibilities include coordinating with teams to identify appropriate tools and techniques that align with clients’ IT needs and future goals, while applying secure coding practices and securing operating systems and virtualization. You must have 3+ years of experience in mission security methods, analyzing engineering requirements, and designing security architectures based on threat analysis. Familiarity with Cross Domain Solutions (CDS), cryptographic algorithms, and Security State of the Art (S-SOTA) technologies is beneficial. The role requires a Secret clearance and a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.

Skills

Mission Security Cybersecurity Software Assurance Supply Chain Risk Management Operations Security Secure Coding Operating Systems Security Virtualization Security Architecture Design Adversary Threat Analysis Cross Domain Solutions Cameo MagicDraw Cryptographic Algorithms Security Countermeasures S-SOTA Technologies FPGA Security

What you'll do

  • Design secure systems to support critical operations for the U.S. Navy.
  • Identify and implement a mix of tools and techniques for secure solutions.
  • Apply secure coding practices, securing operating systems, and virtualization.
  • Analyze engineering requirements and evaluate security disciplines throughout lifecycle.
  • Design security architectures based on threat analysis and proposed countermeasures.

What we're looking for

  • 3+ years experience with mission security methods and systems.
  • Proficient in secure coding practices and securing operating systems/virtualization.
  • Ability to design security architectures based on threat analysis and countermeasures.
  • Experience analyzing engineering requirements, testing, and evaluation in lifecycle support.
  • Active Secret clearance required.
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.

Market check

Salary context

This $86,900–$198,000 range sits above 35% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$110,020–$198,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$137,925–$184,900

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

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 627 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $86,800–$198,000 across 614 roles with salary data.

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