Defensive Cyber Operations Platform Architect

Job Number: R0236776

Defensive Cyber Operations Platform Architect

The Opportunity:

For an organization to transform in today's digital world, it needs to properly collect, store, and organize its data. Effective data management can enable more efficient operations, yielding more growth. As a data architect, you know how to apply your creative thinking and analytical mindset to help organizations manage their data assets. We're looking for a data architect like you to solve complex challenges and deliver leading-edge solutions.

As a Joint Operations Cyber Analytics Platform Architect on our team, you'll use your extensive technical expertise to lead the design of data architecture solutions for cloud computing, managed services, and service-oriented architectures. You'll resolve routine data architecture-related issues in collaboration with business analysts and technology teams, work with project staff to make decisions and recommendations on future data architecture development, and analyze data architecture-related business needs.

With your motivation to establish processes and facilitate technological innovation, you'll make a lasting impact on our data architectures and solutions.

Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have:

• 8+ years of experience in defensive cyber operations, cybersecurity engineering, or security platform architecture

• 5+ years of experience designing security data pipelines, such as collection, normalization, enrichment and routing

• 3+ years of experience with SIEM platforms, such as Splunk, Elastic, Sentinel or Chronicle

• 3+ years of experience with stream or data brokering tools, such as Kafka, Cribl, Logstash, or Fluentd

• Experience with data lake and analytics platforms, such as Databricks, Snowflake or Cloudera

• Experience building detection engineering pipelines, threat hunting workflows and automated response

• Experience with EDR, NDR, or full-packet capture tools, such as CrowdStrike, Corelight or Trellix

• Knowledge of Zero Trust and DoD federal compliance frameworks

• TS/SCI clearance

• HS diploma or GED

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with cross-domain solutions, data diodes or controlled interface architectures

• Experience with coalition data sharing frameworks, such as ACP-240 or STANAG standards

• Experience with DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines in IL5, IL6 or IL7 environments

• Experience with Python or scripting languages for security automation

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI 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. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (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. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided .

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote : If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid : If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite : If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

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.