Software Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type: On-site
Location: McLean, VA
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 69 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
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

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JOB TITLE: Software Engineer As a Software Engineer, you will join a team to create and implement end-to-end solutions that modernize client systems. You will lead efforts to architect patterns, templates, and automation that empower enterprise teams to start projects quickly while maintaining high standards for security, compliance, and delivery excellence. Your daily responsibilities include designing automated processes for GitHub organizations, configuring repository settings aligned with SLSA Level 3 and NIST SSDF, and creating reusable GitHub Actions workflows. You will integrate code scanning, artifact signing, and provenance generation into default templates. Required skills include experience with GitHub Enterprise, Python, Go, Terraform, Pulumi, and REST or GraphQL APIs. You will solve complex software supply chain security problems by establishing governance controls and mentoring engineering teams on secure delivery practices.

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Skills

GitHub Enterprise GitHub Actions Terraform Python Go Pulumi CI/CD REST GraphQL Sigstore Cosign OPA Kyverno SPDX CycloneDX DevSecOps SLSA SSDF NIST 800-218

What you'll do

Design and implement automated processes to create pre-configured GitHub organizations for secure software delivery.
Configure repository settings to align with SLSA Level 3 and NIST Secure Software Development Framework standards.
Establish governance controls, access management patterns, and audit logging capabilities to ensure compliance at scale.
Create and maintain reusable GitHub Actions workflows and pipeline components for common software delivery scenarios.
Integrate code scanning, dependency scanning, artifact signing, and provenance generation into default templates.
Develop tooling using Terraform, GitHub CLI, or APIs to provision and configure GitHub organizations at scale.
Automate compliance evidence collection for internal audits and external frameworks like SOC 2 or FedRAMP.
Mentor engineering teams on secure software development and delivery practices.

What we're looking for

7+ years of experience with software engineering, DevSecOps, or platform engineering.
Experience with GitHub Enterprise administration at scale.
Experience with GitHub Actions, reusable workflows, and pipeline security controls.
Experience with scripting and programming, such as Python or Go, for automation and tooling.
Experience with IaC tools, such as Terraform and Pulumi, and API-driven configuration management.
Experience with SBOM standards, such as SPDX and CycloneDX, and artifact signing, such as Sigstore and Cosign.
Knowledge of secure software supply chain principles, SLSA, SSDF, and NIST 800-218.
Secret clearance and a high school diploma or GED.