Security and Operations Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type: On-site
Location: Chantilly, VA
Salary: $86,800–$198,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 10 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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.

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TL;DR · Security and Operations Engineer

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The Security and Operations Engineer joins the team to install systems on cloud infrastructure, ensure high availability, and patch critical systems to improve the security posture. The role involves developing security automation, tooling, and integrations to enhance detection and response times while collaborating with DevOps and Engineering teams to embed security into CI/CD pipelines. Key responsibilities include conducting log analysis, threat hunting, forensic investigations, and managing vulnerability platforms. The position requires supporting compliance initiatives like NIST, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, and SOC 2. Candidates must utilize RHEL, Ansible, Terraform, AWS, and Kubernetes. Technical skills include managing IAVAs, CVEs, and hardening using DoD STIGs and CIS benchmarks. This role solves technical problems related to infrastructure security, threat evaluation, and operational image refinement.

Skills

AWS Kubernetes Terraform Ansible RHEL Linux Docker CI/CD Jenkins Packer Git JIRA Confluence NIST ISO 27001 FedRAMP SOC 2 STIGs CIS Benchmarks Vulnerability Management Log Analysis Threat Hunting

What you'll do

Develop and maintain security automation, tooling, and integrations to improve detection and response times.
Embed security protocols into CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure.
Conduct log analysis, threat hunting, and forensic investigations.
Manage and optimize vulnerability management platforms.
Support security compliance initiatives such as NIST, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, and SOC 2.
Build, test, deploy, and refine operational images for computational instances.
Evaluate emerging threats and recommend enhancements for protections and monitoring.

What we're looking for

TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph is required.
Must have a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience patching Linux systems or installing applications on cloud infrastructure.
Must have 9+ years of experience patching Linux systems or installing applications on cloud infrastructure in lieu of a degree.
5+ years of experience with RHEL systems administration.
5+ years of experience managing systems using Infrastructure as Code with Ansible or Terraform.
2+ years of experience with AWS.
Ability to obtain a Security+ CE, SSCP, CCNA-Security, or GSEC Certification within 6 months of start date.
Experience with container orchestration tools such as Kubernetes (preferred).

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