Cybersecurity Engineer

Cybersecurity EngineerThe Opportunity:Design, implement, integrate, and maintain systems and tools to automate complex cyber activities. Apply advanced consulting skills and extensive technical expertise, including full industry knowledge. Develop innovative solutions to complex problems. Work without considerable direction, and mentor and supervise team members.You Have:5+ years of experience securing, hardening, and remediating security vulnerabilities in AWS GovCloudExperience with CMMC, NIST 800-171, FedRAMP, DoD security controls, or cybersecurity compliance frameworksExperience developing automation for cybersecurity, compliance, cloud governance, or infrastructure operationsExperience integrating REST APIs, Git repositories, Jira, ServiceNow, cloud APIs, or enterprise systemsKnowledge of SSPs, control inheritance, POA&Ms, evidence collection, system boundaries, and shared responsibility modelsAbility to translate complex security and compliance requirements into repeatable workflows and technical requirementsAbility to design automation that produces traceable outputs, source citations, audit logs, and human review checkpointsAbility to work with read-only access to code, SSPs, account metadata, configuration data, and security toolingBachelor’s degreeNice If You Have:Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK, policy-as-code, OPA, or comparable technologiesExperience designing AI-assisted workflows, retrieval augmented generation, agent workflows, MCP integrations, or enterprise knowledge systemsExperience building platform selection, workload rationalization, or decision support toolsExperience with ServiceNow CMDB, Jira, Confluence, GitHub Enterprise, or similar systemsExperience working across commercial, GovCloud, CUI, or IL5 environmentsKnowledge of secure software development, secrets management, identity, data classification, and least-privilege accessAbility to evaluate AI-generated outputs for accuracy, provenance, uncertainty, and unsupported claimsAbility to establish measurable baselines for cycle time, evidence quality, adoption, and automation effectivenessCISSP, CCSP, Security+, CySA+, AWS Security Specialty, or equivalent CertificationCompensationAt 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 $86,900.00 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 StatementAs 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 PolicyAI 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 ModelOur people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. 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 or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.Commitment to Non-DiscriminationAll 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.SummaryLocation: Annapolis Junction, MD; McLean, VAType: Full time