Cybersecurity Engineer

Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big picture thinking to make an impact in the DoD? You understand your customer’s environment and how to develop the right systems for their mission. Your ability to interpret current capabilities and translate into measurable test criteria to ensure mission needs are met makes you an integral part of delivering a customer focused engineering solution.

As a Cybersecurity Engineer on our team, you’ll work with Booz Allen colleagues and the Military to develop and rapidly deploy the next generation of Space Sensing capabilities to deter attacks and provide critical information to our warfighters to defeat our enemies in battle. Your customer will trust you to not only test, analyze, evaluate, validate, and verify these systems, but also identify areas requiring urgent mitigation upfront and early to develop this system with advanced technology solutions. Grow your skills by merging innovative engineering methodologies and cross-disciplinary coordination to create tomorrow’s solutions. Join our team and create the future of Space Sensing in the Air Force.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 8+ years of experience as a cybersecurity engineer supporting space-related Major Defense Acquisition Programs, including space, ground, and hardware system

• Experience with providing input to the Risk Management Framework process activities and related documentation

• Experience with how to plan and execute Mission Based Cyber Risk Assessments (MBCRA) and Mission Based Risk Assessments – Cyber (MBRA-C)

• Experience with developing threat scenarios that can be used to support Cyber Table Top (CTT) and other Cyber Test events

• Knowledge of cybersecurity, privacy principles, computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies

• Knowledge of network design processes, including security objectives, operational objectives, and trade-offs

• Ability to perform technical analyses of cybersecurity architectures and network diagrams

• Top Secret clearance

• Bachelor’s degree

• DoD 8140 Level II Certification, including Security+

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with space-based remote sensing systems

• Experience with developing system security context and a preliminary system security Concept of Operations (CONOPS) and defining baseline system security requirements in accordance with applicable cybersecurity requirements

• TS/SCI clearance

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Information Assurance, Information Security, or a related field preferred; Master’s degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Information Assurance, or Information Security a plus

• DoD 8140 Level III Certification, including Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), ISSEP, or ISSAP

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Top Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

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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 $84,600.00 to $193,000.00 (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.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.

• If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.

• If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.

EEO Commitment

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