SOC Mission Support Engineer

SOC Mission Support Engineer The Opportunity: We are seeking a support engineer to provide systems engineering, administration, and operational support for the infrastructure and cybersecurity technology stack. This role is responsible for the operation, maintenance, availability, security, and continuous improvement of Security Operations Center (SOC) platforms, supporting cyber operations across enterprise, cloud, hybrid, and Zero Trust environments. The SOC Mission Support Engineer serves as the technical backbone of the SOC, ensuring that security monitoring, detection, analytics, and incident response tools remain fully operational, patched, integrated, and optimized to support mission requirements. On our team, you’ll serve as a systems engineer and administrator for SOC infrastructure, security platforms, and supporting technologies. The role is responsible for maintaining the operational health, performance, and security of SOC systems while supporting the deployment of new capabilities, technology upgrades, and platform integrations. You’ll perform day-to-day operations and maintenance (O&M) activities for SOC infrastructure, including system administration, patch management, configuration management, software upgrades, performance tuning, backup and recovery support, and troubleshooting. You’ll also manage and maintain the on-prem infrastructure and virtualized technologies hosting SOC applications, the network monitoring and network security solutions within the SOC enclave, the vulnerability scanning solution, threat intelligence integrations, and other cybersecurity technologies supporting SOC operations. You Have: 7+ years of experience in systems engineering, systems administration, cybersecurity engineering, or security operations support Experience supporting networking and network security tools, including Zabbix, Juniper, Cisco, and Gigamon Experience performing system administration in Red Hat Linux and VMware Experience administering and maintaining enterprise cybersecurity platforms and supporting infrastructure, including Qualys VMDR Experience troubleshooting complex system, application, and integration issues in enterprise environments Knowledge of patch management, configuration management, vulnerability remediation, and system hardening practices Secret clearance Bachelor’s degree Nice If You Have: Experience supporting SOCs in federal government, defense, or Intelligence Community environments Experience with containerization, virtualization, and infrastructure automation technologies Experience supporting system authorization activities and compliance with NIST and federal cybersecurity requirements Ability to coordinate with vendors, infrastructure teams, and cybersecurity stakeholders to resolve operational issues and implement enhancements Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required. Compensation At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits.The projected compensation range for this position is $69,400.00 to $158,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date. #J-18808-Ljbffr Booz Allen Hamilton