Cyber Automation Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton•Reston, VA

2d•$86,800 - $198,000

About The Position

The Cyber Automation Engineer is responsible for installing, configuring, and integrating a Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management (CAASM) platform in complex client environments. The role uses knowledge of IT infrastructure, networking, and security tools to support data onboarding and deliver an accurate asset inventory solution in collaboration with clients, project managers, and internal engineering teams. The engineer configures and manages CAASM deployments in accordance with the systems engineering lifecycle (SELC), designs and onboards data connections to third-party security and management tools, and creates deployment scripts and automation processes. The role also analyzes cyber datasets, performs exploratory analysis and data-quality checks, documents production deployments, and monitors and maintains deployed systems to protect system health and data integrity. Participation in an on-call rotation for production support is required.

Requirements

4+ years of experience architecting, implementing, integrating, and managing COTS solutions for hybrid cloud environments.
3+ years of experience performing systems administration in Windows, Linux, or VMware environments, including troubleshooting, installation, configuration, performance or availability monitoring, and security upgrades.
3+ years of experience with programming and debugging, shell scripting, application containerization, and data storage and retrieval from a variety of sources.
2+ years of experience deploying, hosting, monitoring, and securing solutions for government customers.
Experience with APIs and data pipelines to ingest, normalize, and correlate asset data with vulnerability feeds, threat intelligence, and security findings from multiple sources.
Knowledge of scripting languages for automation and troubleshooting, and APIs and their use in data integration.
Active TS/SCI clearance and willingness to take a polygraph exam.
An associate’s degree and 5+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, a bachelor’s degree and 3+ years, or a master’s degree and 1+ years.
Ability to obtain a DoD 8570.01-M Information Assurance Technician (IAT) Level II certification, such as Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, GSEC, SSCP, CySA+, GICSP, or CND, within 30 days of the start date.
Ability to obtain a DoD 8570.01-M Cybersecurity Service Provider - Infrastructure Support certification, such as CEH, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+, or CND, within 30 days of the start date.

Nice To Haves

2+ years of experience securely automating workflows with COTS products via RESTful APIs.
2+ years of experience integrating Axonius or Armis.
2+ years of experience securing solutions in accordance with federal regulatory compliance frameworks.
Experience supporting federal DoD and intelligence agencies, including large federal programs.
Experience with SAFe Agile methodologies in a scaled enterprise setting.
Experience with cloud platforms, including AWS and Azure.
Knowledge of networking fundamentals.
Ability to provide IT operations and maintenance support, including ticket work information updates, issue response, and remediation.
Excellent communication and relationship skills to articulate technical topics and build consensus among stakeholders.
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

Install, configure, and integrate the CAASM platform in complex client environments.
Configure and manage CAASM deployments in accordance with the systems engineering lifecycle (SELC).
Design, monitor, and onboard data connections by integrating CAASM with third-party security and management tools.
Create and maintain deployment scripts and automation processes to streamline installations and improve data management efficiency.
Analyze complex cyber datasets, perform exploratory analysis, and ensure data quality, accuracy, and reliability.
Document installation and configuration of production deployments.
Monitor and maintain deployed CAASM instances, ensuring system health, data integrity, and adherence to security best practices.
Participate in an on-call rotation for production support.
Collaborate with clients, project managers, and internal engineering teams to deliver an accurate asset inventory solution.