Cloud-Native Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type: On-site
Location: Reston, VAWashington, DCRiverdale, MDNorfolk, VA
Salary: $99,000–$225,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 5 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

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TL;DR · Cloud-Native Engineer

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The Vectra AI Cloud-Native Engineer will join the team to design, integrate, and optimize Vectra AI Detect and Recall and support telemetry pipelines across AWS, Azure, and GCP. The role involves architecting and deploying cloud-native microservices, distributed systems, and high-availability security analytics integrations. Daily responsibilities include building scalable data ingestion pipelines, developing microservices for metadata enrichment and alert processing, and integrating with cloud SIEM, SOAR, and Zero Trust controls. The engineer will utilize Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation to manage repeatable deployments. Key technical skills include experience with Network Detection and Response platforms, cloud networking, traffic mirroring, and streaming platforms like Kafka or Kinesis. This position solves complex security problems by optimizing cloud workloads for performance, resiliency, and secure telemetry flows.

Skills

AWS Azure GCP Terraform Kubernetes CloudFormation Ansible Puppet Kafka Kinesis Pub/Sub CI/CD DevSecOps Microservices Zero Trust IAM Zeek Suricata Arkime Corelight Stellar Cortex Falcon RevealX

What you'll do

Architect and deploy Vectra AI Detect and Recall integrations using cloud managed services and container orchestration.
Build and maintain scalable cloud-native data ingestion pipelines.
Develop microservices for metadata ingestion, enrichment, and alert processing.
Integrate Vectra AI with cloud SIEM, SOAR systems, identity platforms, and Zero Trust controls.
Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or CloudFormation for repeatable component deployment.
Optimize cloud workloads for performance, security, and resiliency.
Build dashboards, runbooks, automation scripts, and monitoring strategies for cloud environments.

What we're looking for

3+ years of experience engineering cloud architecture, including AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Experience building distributed systems, microservices, and API-driven pipelines.
Experience with Network Detection and Response (NDR) platforms such as Corelight, Stellar, Cortex, Falcon, or RevealX.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, or Puppet.
Knowledge of cloud networking, traffic mirroring, logging, and telemetry flows.
Active TS/SCI clearance and willingness to take a polygraph exam.
Must meet one of the following: HS diploma with 7+ years IT experience, Associate’s with 5+ years, Bachelor’s with 3+ years, or Master’s with 1+ year.
Ability to obtain DoD 8570 IAT Level III and CSSP-IS certifications within 30-60 days of start date.
Experience with cloud identity, AAD/IAM, Zero Trust, Kubernetes, or streaming platforms like Kafka (preferred).

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